project onto
phrasal verb
projected onto; projecting onto; projects onto
: to believe or imagine that (one's ideas, feelings, etc.) are shared by (another person)
She projected her fears onto him.
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George Chan / Getty Images An hour before midnight, the Bondi Beach massacre victims were commemorated with one minute of silence, while images of a menorah were projected onto the bridge's pylons.
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CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Residents and visitors held a moment of silence one hour before midnight as an image of a menorah was projected onto the side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
In the YouTube video, water is seen trickling in at the bottom of the device, followed by a serene visual of a forest being projected onto the ceiling.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Different things can get projected onto [your looks].
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
Residents and visitors held a moment of silence one hour before midnight as an image of a menorah was projected onto the side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
In the YouTube video, water is seen trickling in at the bottom of the device, followed by a serene visual of a forest being projected onto the ceiling.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Different things can get projected onto [your looks].
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 20 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for project onto
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“Project onto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/project%20onto. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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