project onto
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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Attendees can experience the imagery of desert plants projected onto massive screens outside among the garden's plants.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
As the scene was projected onto a screen, Jude seemed slightly horrified to see himself in front of the camera rather than behind it.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
When the set was ready, fans heard a story (narrated by Karol in Spanish, and projected onto the screens in English) about a girl who had to break from social expectations to find her voice, and who used that strength to create light, water, fire, and valleys.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
The photos were projected onto a large screen in the courtroom.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
As the scene was projected onto a screen, Jude seemed slightly horrified to see himself in front of the camera rather than behind it.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
When the set was ready, fans heard a story (narrated by Karol in Spanish, and projected onto the screens in English) about a girl who had to break from social expectations to find her voice, and who used that strength to create light, water, fire, and valleys.
—Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
The photos were projected onto a large screen in the courtroom.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Project onto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/project%20onto. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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