as in theoretical
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
In deciding how to organize roughly 2,000 works of art across 110,000 square feet of exhibition space, LACMA devised a conceptual schema that isn’t apparent in the galleries themselves.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Artforum, specializing in contemporary art, began publication in 1962 and includes coverage of conceptual and performance art, which rose in prominence during the era of its founding.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
The question was how to preserve intensity within a more static structure while keeping the work’s full context visible, its grounding in Balkan history, Abramović’s biography, and the broader conceptual framework of eroticism.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
There isn’t a clear AI assistant on show; the user interface shows something more conceptual than Bixby or Gemini talking to the user.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Artforum, specializing in contemporary art, began publication in 1962 and includes coverage of conceptual and performance art, which rose in prominence during the era of its founding.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
The question was how to preserve intensity within a more static structure while keeping the work’s full context visible, its grounding in Balkan history, Abramović’s biography, and the broader conceptual framework of eroticism.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
There isn’t a clear AI assistant on show; the user interface shows something more conceptual than Bixby or Gemini talking to the user.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceptual
Adjective
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Artificial Intelligence has evolved from a theoretical concept to a prevailing element of daily life.—
Kemba Walden,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some of the capacities cited may also represent theoretical potential or systems that are not consistently operating at full scale.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Glenn Turner, the former owner of a pagan and metaphysical shop, is running as a member of the Green Party.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Matarrese delves into the history underlying these two women’s longstanding feud and arrives at a tragicomic, inventive meditation on the metaphysical possibility of reconciliation and forgiveness.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While the term sounds abstract, the idea is straightforward.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Also on display at Greene Naftali are a number of his immobile fabric figures and abstract line drawings.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Conceptual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceptual. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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