as in novelties
small useful items
the fabric store had a wide variety of thread, pins, buttons, and other notions
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Recent Examples of notions
This was a Jean Paul Gualitier wrap that challenged traditional notions of how a top male soccer player should appear, sending the British tabloids into a hysterical spin.
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Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Ancient notions, dating back to Ptolemy, claimed that Africa was surrounded by boiling seas filled with giant creatures, whirlpools, and perpetual darkness.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
Even Parsons himself poked fun at such notions.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The heavy hand of British executions, offensive to Indigenous notions of reparative justice, also provoked many.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Leave no pixel unturned, take no character for granted, and cast aside your notions of main quests versus side quests.
—Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
This extends not only to their immediate objectives — finding safety, love and liberation — but to the more conceptual notions of their long-standing existence in Hindu societies, where they’re shouldered with a spiritual importance than can swiftly be stripped away.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2026
Smotrich has called for the permanent conquest of Gaza and re-establishment of Jewish settlements there that Israel abandoned in 2005, notions that Netanyahu has rejected.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Atlanta — Going into retirement, 58-year-old David White of Atlanta, Georgia, had some preconceived notions.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Ancient notions, dating back to Ptolemy, claimed that Africa was surrounded by boiling seas filled with giant creatures, whirlpools, and perpetual darkness.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
Even Parsons himself poked fun at such notions.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The heavy hand of British executions, offensive to Indigenous notions of reparative justice, also provoked many.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Leave no pixel unturned, take no character for granted, and cast aside your notions of main quests versus side quests.
—Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
This extends not only to their immediate objectives — finding safety, love and liberation — but to the more conceptual notions of their long-standing existence in Hindu societies, where they’re shouldered with a spiritual importance than can swiftly be stripped away.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2026
Smotrich has called for the permanent conquest of Gaza and re-establishment of Jewish settlements there that Israel abandoned in 2005, notions that Netanyahu has rejected.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Atlanta — Going into retirement, 58-year-old David White of Atlanta, Georgia, had some preconceived notions.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notions
novelties
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Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Family Dollar all stock cooking tools, small appliances and storage helpers that go beyond cheap plastic novelties, and a handful are genuinely worth grabbing on your next run.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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The two-day festival will feature more than 90 vendor booths lining Broadway with arts, crafts, clothing, novelties, gifts and food.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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“Notions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notions. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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