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conceiting

verb

present participle of conceit, chiefly dialect

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of after a huge meal like that, I cannot conceit eating another thing for the rest of the day

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Only during the last 12 or 13 months did the team really start imagining ways to bring the phrase to life.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
And for a genre that has spent decades imagining women’s unsatisfied desires as a threat, that opens up some interesting possibilities.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

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If this sort of shotgun approach to local targeting is a relatively unfamiliar phenomenon in political circles, football fans have long grown used to seeing ads for things that are essentially irrelevant to their own interests.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
In fact, resilient optimism begins with seeing the problem clearly.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026

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Akalay also considers young people when envisioning his target audience.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
In early 1976, Sidney Gibson tried at least twice to make the balloon a centerpiece of a small summer fair, envisioning thousands of people coming to marvel at and ride in the balloon.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of envisioning

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With the country rebuilding after an earthquake and going through its first democratic handover of power, Wen starts picturing a life beyond his hometown.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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