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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2
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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Recent Examples of conceived
Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
The project was conceived in collaboration with the catholic organization insta+Fondazione Caritas Ambrosiana, a reference for the city of Milan in the field of social support and solidarity.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Along with the $8 million Redwood Marine Terminal, Humboldt was the most indefensible of any offshore wind power proposal yet conceived.
—Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Carriage 3 was conceived and crafted in-house, cleverly using a sliding Victorian rail carriage door to divide the kitchen from the living and sleeping compartments, which are accessed via beautiful (and functional) fold-away steps.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Model T was conceived of as a project in a secret room on the third floor of the Piquette facility.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Brian Grazer will exec produce for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Law and Garfield, as well as Tony Leondis, Kathy Ciric, and Will Malnati, who conceived the At Will Media podcast on which the show is based.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Pam then reveals that Marie was conceived in a fertility clinic at God U.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Mark Chambers, who conceived the idea for the initiative, looked within his own district to see how it could be implemented.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Considering that the film was conceived several years ago, Anderson’s depictions of federal government raids, aggressive approaches to deportation and reckless law enforcement all feel unnervingly prescient for present-day America.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
The project was conceived in collaboration with the catholic organization insta+Fondazione Caritas Ambrosiana, a reference for the city of Milan in the field of social support and solidarity.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Along with the $8 million Redwood Marine Terminal, Humboldt was the most indefensible of any offshore wind power proposal yet conceived.
—Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Carriage 3 was conceived and crafted in-house, cleverly using a sliding Victorian rail carriage door to divide the kitchen from the living and sleeping compartments, which are accessed via beautiful (and functional) fold-away steps.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
In fact, the Model T was conceived of as a project in a secret room on the third floor of the Piquette facility.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Brian Grazer will exec produce for Imagine Entertainment, alongside Law and Garfield, as well as Tony Leondis, Kathy Ciric, and Will Malnati, who conceived the At Will Media podcast on which the show is based.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Pam then reveals that Marie was conceived in a fertility clinic at God U.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Mark Chambers, who conceived the idea for the initiative, looked within his own district to see how it could be implemented.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceived
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Christopher Smith does this in a physical way, going from one dimension to another that’s as different from his own life as can possibly be imagined.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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While Amon’s keynote address in Maui imagined a future with numerous AI agents working on-device, the current reality is more modest.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
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The kneeling had angered some in the FBI but was also understood as a possible de-escalation tactic during a period of protests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gonzalez, the former National Security Council official, said senior policymakers thought that embassy staff were showing favoritism to Bukele, sending reports that minimized the growing crisis of democracy in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Initially, the source was thought to be in an area between the football stadium and the high school’s dock area, but the gas utility determined that the leak was somewhere within the building.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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By the late 2010s, the precursors of ChatGPT, Gemini, and DALL-E were spluttering to life, making real the future that the Army had envisioned in World War II.—
Angus Fletcher,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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No one in the Ravens organization envisioned such a start.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From there, Towanda pressed Tamar about not wanting to film with the group, a question Tamar brushed off, hinting that her sisters already knew the reason why.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Police believe the shooter and victim knew each other and that the shooting had been the direct result of an escalating argument.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The funds will support ongoing rescue and cleanup efforts, including the removal of hazardous pressurized tanks scattered across Globe, many of which are believed to contain propane.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Grace is not weakness but resolve, the Charleston families believed, and politics, too, depends on a willingness to coax one another toward better ground.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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