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dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
conceptual thinking is often the most demanding kind of mental activity
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Recent Examples of conceptual
The road is still in its initial project development and environment study phase but a firm route and conceptual design is anticipated by third quarter of next year.
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Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
WisDOT in 2023 disclosed seven conceptual plans to repair I-794 and two plans to remove it.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
But if Indian policymakers do not break the conceptual barrier between economics and security, India will remain vulnerable to China and its ambitions for hegemony in Asia.
—Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
Just as calculators taught us to prioritize conceptual understanding over rote calculation, AI can encourage us to prioritize creativity, critical analysis and problem-solving over the mechanical aspects of knowledge.
—Harsh Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
WisDOT in 2023 disclosed seven conceptual plans to repair I-794 and two plans to remove it.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
But if Indian policymakers do not break the conceptual barrier between economics and security, India will remain vulnerable to China and its ambitions for hegemony in Asia.
—Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
Just as calculators taught us to prioritize conceptual understanding over rote calculation, AI can encourage us to prioritize creativity, critical analysis and problem-solving over the mechanical aspects of knowledge.
—Harsh Singh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But unlike the 2023 interview, the topics Welker brought up and Trump's response to them are no longer theoretical campaign promises.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Such a sweeping act of clemency covering even theoretical crimes over the course of a decade went beyond the scope of any since at least the Watergate era, when President Gerald R. Ford pardoned his disgraced predecessor, Richard M. Nixon, for any crimes even though he had not been charged.Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Although the machines’ inventor is concerned with metaphysical questions—do intelligent robots disprove God’s existence?—his engineer son sees the potential for major profit and manufactures robots for sale around the world, with disastrous results.Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her interest in mysteries and the occult began in the metaphysical section at her local Borders.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the primary bedroom, a painting by the abstract artist Guy Hindley hangs above a custom bed upholstered in fabric from Toyine Sellers.Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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Aura nails have been slowly replacing the loud abstract nail designs previously made popular in the past few years.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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