1
as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism
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3
as in thought
to have as an opinion
I just can't conceive that he would have lied
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as in envisioned
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Recent Examples of conceived
David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Watch On Mauve, built in less than three years, is Blue Skies Space's first satellite to launch, although it was conceived after another mission, called Twinkle, which is still in the works.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Harlem Book of the Dead, conceived and nurtured by Camille Billops, cherishes that remembrance and enlightens us as only memory can.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The project was originally conceived and produced as a TV show, with eight full episodes written and in storyboards.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
The Betrayal Index was conceived precisely for the type of season Dak Prescott is enjoying — make that experiencing — through the first six weeks of the 2025 NFL season.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Originally Gates conceived the movie as a documentary but was encouraged to write the screenplay after a conversation with her Challengers director Guadagnino, who came on board as a producer.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The lowbrow Netflix offering was conceived as a sitcom, then reengineered as a feature, which explains the rapid-fire humor, if not the heart.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The album was conceived as a standalone musical work, but following its release, Miranda and Davis confirmed plans to develop a stage adaptation.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The Loro Piana displays in the Bergdorf Goodman windows were conceived and created by Loro Piana and pay homage to the maison’s codes with detailing and materials.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Watch On Mauve, built in less than three years, is Blue Skies Space's first satellite to launch, although it was conceived after another mission, called Twinkle, which is still in the works.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The Harlem Book of the Dead, conceived and nurtured by Camille Billops, cherishes that remembrance and enlightens us as only memory can.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
The project was originally conceived and produced as a TV show, with eight full episodes written and in storyboards.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2025
The Betrayal Index was conceived precisely for the type of season Dak Prescott is enjoying — make that experiencing — through the first six weeks of the 2025 NFL season.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Originally Gates conceived the movie as a documentary but was encouraged to write the screenplay after a conversation with her Challengers director Guadagnino, who came on board as a producer.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The lowbrow Netflix offering was conceived as a sitcom, then reengineered as a feature, which explains the rapid-fire humor, if not the heart.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
The album was conceived as a standalone musical work, but following its release, Miranda and Davis confirmed plans to develop a stage adaptation.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceived
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That calls for a little extra creativity from its mom — and the movie’s narrator (Emilia Clarke) — who wriggles her mandibles and gets to work embellishing upon what Dahl imagined.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Today’s mythographers have access to sources and tools that Casaubon could never have imagined—vast digital archives, instant machine translation, pattern-finding algorithms that would have sounded like science fiction a decade ago.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many women who have endured violence within Christian homes wish the church understood that silence, misinterpretation of Scripture, and misplaced calls for forgiveness can deepen trauma.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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So freshmen have more time to consume play calls and gather themselves, when in the past, to maintain pace, teams leaned on older players who better understood offenses and wouldn’t find themselves out of place.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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Business leaders and boosters—if not the public library’s archivist—thought rumors and legends and sub-cellars, basements, coal chutes, and other subterranean utility spaces made for a marketable product.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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The tour was set to kick off at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where the trio played what until now was thought to be their final show in 2015.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, a 2020 study found that meltwater trickling into Antarctica’s ice shelves could infiltrate cracks and force them open, a precursor to marine ice cliff instability that DeConto and colleagues envisioned.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Incorporating elements of the female figure in abstraction, Miró originally envisioned this piece as a small, table top sized figurine and not the massive bronze sculpture it would be come, according to an article by Christie’s.—
Sophia Arndt,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While most said the shutdown wasn't affecting them directly, many interviewees knew someone who is a federal worker waiting for their next paycheck.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit, which names AES and John Sonday, alleged the company knew American Sporting Supplies was not following workplace safety laws in the building but failed to take any action.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wehling believed inflammation is at the root of joint pain and that human blood contained a remedy.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Eighteen more hostages, believed deceased, still have not been repatriated.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Many of which have yet to be deciphered.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Conceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceived. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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