conceptual
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“Plastic soul,” then, becomes a conceptual shorthand for The Beatles’ chameleonic ability to absorb a genre’s core qualities and refashion it into something distinctly their own.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Elsewhere, “Sightlines” wanders into conceptual territory and particularly shaky ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The researchers hope their proposed explanation will ultimately give students a more consistent way to understand chemical bonding while providing scientists with a stronger conceptual basis for studying molecular structure and reactivity.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners gave conceptual approval to the perimeter fencing project in October, earmarking $2.3 million for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
It was a hoary restatement of Lamarck’s idea—of adaptation morphing directly into hereditary change—decades after geneticists had pointed out the conceptual errors of Lamarckism.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing conceptual
On a Pedestal: Marble-ous Words for Sculpture
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