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Which phrase refers to a concept that exists only in theory?

concept

[kon-sept] / ˈkɒn sɛpt /


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Show producer Sarah Fay took that concept and amplified it.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As Rod Phillips demonstrates in “Cats: A History”—an encyclopedic study of mankind’s ever-changing perception of felines—the concept of the nonworking housecat is, at the outermost, only 200 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

I started becoming really intrigued by the concept of liminal space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“Two words that usually are not put next to each other automatically creates a little bit of a funny feeling, and then you can expand that concept outwards,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Spying via telephone was such a modern concept I could barely even imagine such a thing, nor could I begin to think of what I could do in order to investigate.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

By later adulthood, however, people have already developed extensive stores of memories, concepts, and experiences.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Leyva, who became chief executive of the convenience-store giant’s North American arm in August, thinks concepts that are popular in Japan can be a hit with shoppers in the U.S. and Canada too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

His thematic concepts and narrative red herrings rely on the viewer’s presence.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

“You’ve got the native language as a scaffold for these young kids who are just beginning to acquire complex concepts, who are just beginning to understand the world around them,” Pompa said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

I hadn’t studied math since long division, and the concepts were unfamiliar.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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