as in theory
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something
tried to go into the training sessions without any preconceptions
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Yes, tarot card readings can indeed be the driving force of movies like the summer horror hit Tarot, and some people may want to associate them with the scary preconceptions that accompany Ouija boards.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
These questions need to be asked in a variety of ways to determine if the potential jurors have any strong feelings or preconceptions resulting from the negative media coverage of Madigan and all of the related criminal cases covered by the news media.
—Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Sep. 2024
Art ought to be something alive that can speak for itself, freely and without preconceptions.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024
Some of the changes — including cortical volume and thickness — remained two years after birth, whereas others reverted to levels similar to those of the preconception period by roughly two months postpartum.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
These questions need to be asked in a variety of ways to determine if the potential jurors have any strong feelings or preconceptions resulting from the negative media coverage of Madigan and all of the related criminal cases covered by the news media.
—Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Sep. 2024
Art ought to be something alive that can speak for itself, freely and without preconceptions.
—Simon Njami, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2024
Some of the changes — including cortical volume and thickness — remained two years after birth, whereas others reverted to levels similar to those of the preconception period by roughly two months postpartum.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Preconception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconception. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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