accepted notion
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An idea, belief, or opinion that is generally held.
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Examples (20)
- His research challenged the long-accepted notion that the brain stops developing in childhood.
- The accepted notion is that hard work leads to success.
- The accepted notion of a 'traditional family' has evolved significantly over the last few decades.
- It was once an accepted notion that the Earth was flat.
- For centuries, the accepted notion was that the sun revolved around the Earth.
- This theory challenges the long-accepted notion of how the universe began.
- We must question the commonly accepted notion that success is measured only by wealth.
- We need to question every accepted notion if we want to innovate.
- This discovery completely overturns the previously accepted notion about the species' behavior.
- Despite new evidence, many still cling to the accepted notion.
- Contrary to the widely accepted notion, multitasking often leads to lower overall productivity.
- The accepted notion within the scientific community has evolved over time.
- The once accepted notion that corporations exist solely to maximize profit is now being debated.
- He sought to overturn the accepted notion about human nature.
- She struggled to free herself from the socially accepted notion of what a woman's role should be.
- Is it really an accepted notion, or just a common misconception?
- It is a universally accepted notion that children need love and security to thrive.
- The research aims to debunk the accepted notion about the treatment.
- The artist's work deconstructs the accepted notion of beauty in modern culture.
- Society often operates under certain accepted notions that are rarely examined.