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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Kids may project onto a bot and converse with it, missing out on something crucial in the process.
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Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
This was a 180-degree experience, featuring a 3D video projected onto a hemisphere in front of me.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The livestreamed event included the singer briefly turning off the lights in the area and then re-lighting them to reveal the album’s cover art projected onto a building.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Each bronze metal cone has a stake that goes into the ground, and features a pretty dragonfly pattern that vividly projects onto the ground when lit.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2025
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Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
This was a 180-degree experience, featuring a 3D video projected onto a hemisphere in front of me.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The livestreamed event included the singer briefly turning off the lights in the area and then re-lighting them to reveal the album’s cover art projected onto a building.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Each bronze metal cone has a stake that goes into the ground, and features a pretty dragonfly pattern that vividly projects onto the ground when lit.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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