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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
Lee’s work cautions against conceptual ossification.
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Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Nichols approaches the material with a light touch but doesn’t undercut the conceptual tragedy.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
This commercial appeal, combined with a strong conceptual vision, showed a deep understanding of the modern consumer.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
The firm, which bought the property in 2021, in 2022 disclosed conceptual plans ideas for the 16-acre site at the mall's northern end.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Nichols approaches the material with a light touch but doesn’t undercut the conceptual tragedy.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
This commercial appeal, combined with a strong conceptual vision, showed a deep understanding of the modern consumer.
—Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
The firm, which bought the property in 2021, in 2022 disclosed conceptual plans ideas for the 16-acre site at the mall's northern end.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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Eventually, a theoretical picture emerged for the supersolid.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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These partnerships are crucial for pushing quantum computing beyond its theoretical potential and into practical, scalable business solutions.Yuval Boger, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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His fascination was with light, optics and the metaphysical, his layered geometric forms made with almost scientific precision.Nargess Banks, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Before cuneiform, however, there was an archaic script using abstract pictographic signs called proto-cuneiform.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The artist born in 1988 is known for her large-format, abstract charcoal drawings.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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