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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Make sure the projects onto which FDEs are allowed are carefully selected, and their duration (lifecycle) within the team is well managed. Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 When a movie with those measurements is projected onto a different-size screen, theaters excise parts of the frame. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 The matches are also being projected onto some of the walls, and festive touches have been added to the taxidermy. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Service, intentionally or not, leaves a wide, wild path for a person to project onto the journey, the setting, the suffering of discomforts, the upholding of promise, their close relationship. Literary Hub, 17 June 2026 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 28 Jul. 2026.

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