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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This, of course, will be a film projector, complete with platters that contained film—the material that, when light was passed through them, enabled the magic contained inside them to be projected onto the big screen.
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Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Debates about the royal family frequently echo wider social trends as audiences project onto palace dramas their own identities and personal struggles.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
From postwar liberation to Cold War supremacy, U.S. soft power has never been more potent than when projected onto a movie screen.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The community also hosts activities like the Digital Graffiti Festival, where artwork is projected onto its white walls.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Debates about the royal family frequently echo wider social trends as audiences project onto palace dramas their own identities and personal struggles.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
From postwar liberation to Cold War supremacy, U.S. soft power has never been more potent than when projected onto a movie screen.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
The community also hosts activities like the Digital Graffiti Festival, where artwork is projected onto its white walls.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Project onto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/project%20onto. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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