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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In the 40 years since, every facet of Spacemen 3’s story has been turned over and generously embellished, resulting in an excess of grandeur and foresight projected onto the duo at the heart of it. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026 Rear visibility is comes exclusively via a camera projecting onto a digital mirror – because the car completely deletes the rear window. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 Still, the biosecurity expert cautioned against projecting onto the Russians how the US would handle a biosecurity incident. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 To mark the launch, JioHotstar’s Big Bang visual was projected onto Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, with both brands sharing the display. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2026.

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