the idea
noun
: the central meaning or purpose of something : goal or intention
The whole idea of the game is to keep from getting caught.
The idea is to get people to attend.
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After that, the idea was fueled by stakeholders calling for more pet amenities.
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Despite its strengths, SpaceX couldn’t triumph in this new age, because the idea of commercialization was inherently flawed.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Even in music theory, the idea of progress burned brightly, well before physics had caught up.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
While the idea of thousands of hairy, baseball-sized spiders picking their way through parks and campgrounds might give many people the heebie-jeebies, in general these misunderstood, wandering arachnids are simply young males in search of love.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Despite its strengths, SpaceX couldn’t triumph in this new age, because the idea of commercialization was inherently flawed.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
Even in music theory, the idea of progress burned brightly, well before physics had caught up.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
While the idea of thousands of hairy, baseball-sized spiders picking their way through parks and campgrounds might give many people the heebie-jeebies, in general these misunderstood, wandering arachnids are simply young males in search of love.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 28 July 2025
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“The idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20idea. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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