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notion

[noh-shuhn] / ˈnoʊ ʃən /




Usage

What are other ways to say notion? The noun notion suggests a fleeting, vague, or imperfect thought: a bare notion of how to proceed. Thought, which reflects its primary emphasis on the mental process, may denote any concept except the more weighty and elaborate ones: I welcomed his thoughts on the subject. A thought came to him.  Idea, although it may refer to thoughts of any degree of seriousness or triviality, is commonly used for mental concepts considered more important or elaborate: We pondered the idea of the fourth dimension. The idea of his arrival frightened me. Conception suggests a thought that seems complete, individual, recent, or somewhat intricate: The architect's conception delighted them.

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Widmaier rejects the notion that Erinnerungskultur amounts to a guilt complex.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The notion that he’d ad-lib a mention of Harp, or include one in his prepared remarks without thinking through the possible ramifications, strains believability.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Expect that cost to grow as investors internalize the notion that the Fed may not always allow itself to become a backstop.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Becerra, asked Tuesday about Hilton’s criticism that he was “coasting” to election in the November general election to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom, rejected the notion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Not that I humbled myself by a slavish notion of inferiority: on the contrary, I just said—

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Edmonds and Frahm ask: "What and who determined a king's 'canonicity'? How did this intersect with Assyrian cultural memory or notions of kingship? Was the AKL's function at all practical, or solely ceremonial?"

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

I’m wondering if the justices are themselves creating these absurd notions or if appellate advocates are suggesting and steering the justices toward these contrived ways of thinking.

From Slate Aug. 16, 2026

The record aims to challenge preconceived notions about what R&B and pop are supposed to sound like.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Theater artists who have come of age in this period have been released from the burden of having to conform to notions of regional theater respectability.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

He asked more about my notions of the Net as a second Enlightenment.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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