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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Zen Buddhism calls this shoshin, beginner’s mind, or the ability to see life with fresh eyes, free of preconceptions.
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Colin Bedell, Them, 18 Mar. 2025
The people who try to tame the wild horse talk, as does the Lakota Indian who escapes captivity with him, and the result is a story that plays with your preconceptions of what Americana and an animal adventure can be.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Jaguar designer Malcom Sayer’s exquisite bolide exploded preconceptions of automotive beauty and performance.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
But white pants bring with them a host of associations and preconceptions about elitism, privilege and, in the case of boating, retrograde Boston Brahmin values, that anyone considering a pair of white jeans may want to consider.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Colin Bedell, Them, 18 Mar. 2025
The people who try to tame the wild horse talk, as does the Lakota Indian who escapes captivity with him, and the result is a story that plays with your preconceptions of what Americana and an animal adventure can be.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Jaguar designer Malcom Sayer’s exquisite bolide exploded preconceptions of automotive beauty and performance.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
But white pants bring with them a host of associations and preconceptions about elitism, privilege and, in the case of boating, retrograde Boston Brahmin values, that anyone considering a pair of white jeans may want to consider.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Preconception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconception. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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