as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
to a people who have lived under one dictatorship after another, democracy and freedom are mere abstractions
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Recent Examples of abstraction
Finally, two weeks before his forty-fourth birthday, Fish and Wildlife and Marjah and Timothy McVeigh no longer appeared to Bill as abstractions.
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Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
As the modern technology stack becomes increasingly complex with more layers of abstraction, this becomes a specialized skill set.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Aside from a series of gruesome martyr scenes frescoed on the interior wall of the second ring in the late 16th century, the décor reflects late Imperial taste for decorous abstraction and costly materials.
—David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Nina Chanel Abney Abney is known for her bold, graphic style that combines abstraction with social commentary.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
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Hazlitt, 9 Dec. 2024
As the modern technology stack becomes increasingly complex with more layers of abstraction, this becomes a specialized skill set.
—Tom Wilkie, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Aside from a series of gruesome martyr scenes frescoed on the interior wall of the second ring in the late 16th century, the décor reflects late Imperial taste for decorous abstraction and costly materials.
—David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Nina Chanel Abney Abney is known for her bold, graphic style that combines abstraction with social commentary.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for abstraction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abstraction
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Parker, who teaches seventh-grade life science and eighth-grade chemistry, said entering a competition goes far beyond simply generating an idea.Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Having oil companies pick up the tab is an appealing idea.William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Robert Eggers is taking the concept of a bloody Valentine quite literally for an upcoming program at New York City’s Film at Lincoln Center.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Clients benefit from seamless collaboration, as the firm oversees every aspect of a project, from initial concept to final construction, and even procurement of furnishings and artwork.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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The country offers lower costs and a simplified process for prospective parents, including parental rights from conception, without court proceedings.Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
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Arguably, no other single work of literature has done more to establish our modern conception of Santa Clause.Erik Kain, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Trump has long scorned the very notion of domestic extremism, dismissing it as overblown or invented.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Broncos coach scoffed at the notion that night at Empower Field.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2025
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The hilltop monument wasn’t anywhere near the destructive blazes that night — the fires were too busy destroying residential communities then — but the thought pulled focus from real relief efforts.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
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Here were the highs and lows of Dallas’ first 41 games, plus some thoughts as the Feb. 6 trade deadline draws closer.Christian Clark, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Some of the impressions ― Dan Aykroyd’s Jimmy Carter; Dana Carvey’s George W.H. Bush ― were eminently likable.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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The song’s coronation on Regional Mexican Airplay comes after a 14% gain in audience impressions, to 7.7 million, logged in the tracking week of Jan. 3-9, according to Luminate.Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Abstraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abstraction. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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