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conceptual

[kuhn-sep-choo-uhl] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əl /
ADJECTIVE
abstract
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STRONGEST


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It was an old man's challenge to an art scene focused on the young, the cynical and the conceptual.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“If Rio were to execute the conceptual stream for an upfront cash consideration of around $1.4 billion… it would crystallize around 9% of the asset’s net asset value,” Berenberg says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Díaz points to his cousin — Chef Tino, a Puerto Rican chef he grew up watching on television, as one of the figures who shaped the visual and conceptual language of the project.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

When she came to “Rooster,” she said, Cristle was a conceptual kernel she teased into a labyrinth.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Almost entirely by themselves for thousands of years, these two centers of civilization were so different that researchers today have difficulty finding a conceptual vocabulary that applies to both.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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