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conceptual

[kuhn-sep-choo-uhl] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əl /
ADJECTIVE
abstract
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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While fans will have to wait until the beginning of 2027 for the name and conceptual renderings to be revealed, work is already underway.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

In addition, the museum’s curators tended to be specialized in material culture — collecting and studying the museum’s several million objects and artifacts — rather than in conceptual storytelling.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Elsewhere, “Sightlines” wanders into conceptual territory and particularly shaky ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Historically, underscores hasn’t written much about her personal life, opting for conceptual work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

These factors—cultural, technological, conceptual, political—were absent in China, and hence the Chinese admired clockwork but had no use for it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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