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conceptualize

[kuhn-sep-choo-uh-lahyz] / kənˈsɛp tʃu əˌlaɪz /
VERB
form a concept
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Its roots are in imagination, which means there are plenty of additional narratives to conceptualize.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026

McCardel found that the job required an ability to conceptualize problems in a way that bordered on the philosophical.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

The day had suddenly become incredibly long, and I couldn’t conceptualize that eventually, it would end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

Shafir likes to use the image of a suitcase to help people conceptualize their budget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

Thus historians who take language seriously need to search out the emergence of new languages, which must represent transformations in what people can think and how they can conceptualize their world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“He conceptualizes everything so well. He’s got this numbers thing going on in his head. Like, ‘You don’t have enough people over here to cover the receiver, so therefore, they’re probably doing something over here.’

From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023

“He’s obviously beyond a monster, but the way he conceptualizes himself and the story he tells himself about his life …” she trails off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2020

He questioned how the museum conceptualizes blockbuster exhibitions, and whether artists and community leaders are part of the initial conversations.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2020

Gay’s diary includes astute criticisms of how the public conceptualizes the wealth of famous writers and how “cultural ubiquity is not the same as actual money.”

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2018

In this reflective state the nurse analyzes, considers relationships between components, synthesizes themes or patterns, and then conceptualizes or symbolically interprets a sequential view of this past lived reality.

From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson

Long before a space had been conceptualized — let alone the keys acquired — a collaborative foundation had been laid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In his 2004 book, “Affirmative Action Around the World,” economist Thomas Sowell highlighted the dangers of poorly conceptualized affirmative-action policies in India and other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

If I recall, you first conceptualized the story two years before it came out.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024

It was there, on a whiteboard in her kitchen, that he conceptualized this modern, diverse digital media company, he said.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2024

For knowledge available and visible to nurses in the health setting to be preserved, conceptualized for durability, it needs to be valued by the institutional health community.

From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson

It is easy to deprecate the single phrase inscribed atop the entrance to our courthouse by conceptualizing it as a mere platitude.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025

I have not read this book, but I think there's something to the idea of understanding where the opposition is coming from, how they are conceptualizing the problem.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025

For Muehl, it’s all about conceptualizing and painstakingly trying to get the dishes “show ready.”

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024

As such, Lanning and his research team introduced a novel approach to conceptualizing person-community fit, predicated on the idea that communities, like persons, are diverse, and can include multiple environmental niches.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024

It speaks well for the value of having had the experience of conceptualizing "comfort."

From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson




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