the idea
noun
: the central meaning or purpose of something : goal or intention
The whole idea of the game is to keep from getting caught.
The idea is to get people to attend.
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Watters said letting visitors toss vegetables through the fence could send the wrong message, normalizing the idea of being close enough to feed a bear.
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Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2018, the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute launched with the idea of using Louisville as an urban laboratory to explore and understand how natural, social, and personal environments impact human health and chronic disease.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
The Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones have been very interested in the idea of getting aggressive ahead of the upcoming NFL trade deadline.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
As Reagan once recalled, the idea for the campaign emerged during a 1982 visit with schoolchildren in Oakland, California.
—Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
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Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In 2018, the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute launched with the idea of using Louisville as an urban laboratory to explore and understand how natural, social, and personal environments impact human health and chronic disease.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
The Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones have been very interested in the idea of getting aggressive ahead of the upcoming NFL trade deadline.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
As Reagan once recalled, the idea for the campaign emerged during a 1982 visit with schoolchildren in Oakland, California.
—Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
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“The idea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20idea. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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