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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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So the notion that some people will grow up and become others is a help, in the sense of knowing where we are in time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

And I think I had this notion of like, “God, I don’t want to do these jump scares,” and kind of the cliches of what we imagine horror is like.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But the notion that the threat is out there remains.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

However, like several other senior officers, she rejected the notion that two-tier policing exists.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Some free African Americans spoke out, yet the notion of colonization persisted— even Abraham Lincoln favored it as a presidential candidate in 1860.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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