receptivities

noun

plural of receptivity
as in sensitivities

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  1. notions
  2. convictions
  3. beliefs
  4. opinions
  5. attitudes
  6. minds
  7. views
  8. viewpoints
Noun
  • The notions of a coaching tree and writing being open to everyone are in answer to Terrell’s own experience growing up in Kansas City as an aspiring writer.
    — Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • The 2020 scheme ended with criminal convictions for some players.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Simmons said prosecutors in Guatemala were integral in securing convictions for Miranda Orozco and others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of convictions
Noun
  • The series explores the unsettling collision of ancient witchcraft beliefs and modern digital dating culture.
    — Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibition highlights how trade routes connected the Arabian Gulf, East Africa, India, China, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of spices, pearls, textiles, jewelry, and religious beliefs.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of beliefs
Noun
  • What readers are saying The comments reflect a range of opinions on political strategies and policies.
    — Alec Dent, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The judge said the school board inserted its own opinions into the decision, and thus acted arbitrarily and illegally.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • More broadly, a meta-analysis of over 100 studies found that fear appeals reliably shift attitudes and behavior across health and other domains.
    — Monique Mitchell Turner, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Above 5%, however, attitudes began to shift and yields suddenly starting looking like an attractive entry point, compensating even for the risk of inflation above 3%.
    — Fred Imbert,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of attitudes
Noun
  • Still, LePage’s confrontational style as governor remains ingrained in voters’ minds.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The threat of spillover has been far from the minds of Utah officials, records and interviews show.
    — Nat Lash, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of minds
Noun
  • The artist partly based the composition on his own study via a telescope from the opposite shore and partly on postcard views, Christie’s points out.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The 4,000-square-meter space gives guests access to a variety of hot and cold pools, saunas, and a one-of-a-kind green space sprinkled with lounge chairs, firepits, and 360-degree mountain views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of views
Noun
  • In an effort to represent various viewpoints, religion is often an obvious way to showcase diversity of thought.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • However, eclipse chasers will need to view either from The Rock or its east coast, where elevated viewpoints and beaches face the Mediterranean and the eclipsed sun.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of viewpoints
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