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as in imagining
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 knowing
to have a clear idea of
I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism
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as in thinking
to have as an opinion
I just can't conceive that he would have lied
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Recent Examples of conceiving
Rachel Hosie, SELF, 16 Feb. 2026
Her mom, Taylor Johnson, had faced challenges conceiving another child.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
At Ford, Walker was known for pairing cultural leadership with financial and operational rigor, including conceiving and executing a $1 billion social bond—the first of its kind in the United States—to stabilize nonprofit institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Manning himself played a role in conceiving the presentation style, Omaha head of development Colin Campbell said.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
After collaborating with Sotheby’s on a 2024 installation of Impressionism, for which they were tasked with subverting assumptions of the movement, the duo are now conceiving the company’s new restaurant, Marcel, named after the architect.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
These critics are concerned that the focus on lifestyle changes and surgery may not address patients’ difficulties conceiving, while putting them through other unsuccessful treatments.
—Emma Kennedy, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
Moving from interrogations of Scheherazade’s myth to reflections of family lineage and to the frustrations of conceiving with a surrogate, Alyan charts the complications of building a life in the midst of personal transformation.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
While the odds of naturally conceiving identical triplets are low, so are delivering conjoined siblings.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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But rather than making this change at the flick of a switch, many fertility doctors are now recommending hopeful patients spend a few months improving their health to give themselves the best chances of conceiving.
—Rachel Hosie, SELF, 16 Feb. 2026
Her mom, Taylor Johnson, had faced challenges conceiving another child.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
At Ford, Walker was known for pairing cultural leadership with financial and operational rigor, including conceiving and executing a $1 billion social bond—the first of its kind in the United States—to stabilize nonprofit institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Manning himself played a role in conceiving the presentation style, Omaha head of development Colin Campbell said.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2026
After collaborating with Sotheby’s on a 2024 installation of Impressionism, for which they were tasked with subverting assumptions of the movement, the duo are now conceiving the company’s new restaurant, Marcel, named after the architect.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
These critics are concerned that the focus on lifestyle changes and surgery may not address patients’ difficulties conceiving, while putting them through other unsuccessful treatments.
—Emma Kennedy, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
Moving from interrogations of Scheherazade’s myth to reflections of family lineage and to the frustrations of conceiving with a surrogate, Alyan charts the complications of building a life in the midst of personal transformation.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
While the odds of naturally conceiving identical triplets are low, so are delivering conjoined siblings.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceiving
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But investors are so skittish that a recent viral blog post imagining a bleak AI future was enough to spark a selloff.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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So, there’s a way in which land offers, figuratively and literally, fertile space for imagining a way of life, a way of being, that can be sustainable, that can be flourishing.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The challenge is knowing how to find one.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Not knowing the location of the subject of the restraining order can delay that.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Intelligent systems should provoke thinking rather than replace it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pat Williams, then the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, was thinking like a league lifer.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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She and Arthur's four other children were conceived using an anonymous egg donor and a gestational surrogate.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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And many women experience complications during pregnancy, such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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Trump wanted to change the colors to red, white and blue, envisioning a patriotic theme.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Land’s writings from the nineties have a seductive danger, envisioning a sci-fi future of synthetic drugs, black-market brain implants, gene editing, and cyborgs.—
James Duesterberg,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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Her office launched a new transportation program in January, providing free Uber rides for victims and witnesses to get to court; understanding that, for survivors, walking through the courthouse doors can be a barrier on its own.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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People would start not with a disease target but a cellular process and understanding how those processes affect which diseases.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Colombians use thermal mud found in the region for therapeutic purposes, believing the mud has health benefits.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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Weaver asked the judge to release Meyers on bond with no internet access as a condition, but the judge said no, believing Meyers was still a threat to the general public.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Neighbors confirmed seeing local police and FBI agents at the home in the suburban community of Southwest Ranches.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Relative humidity will remain in the 30% to 40% range on Wednesday and Thursday, with Friday seeing a return to normal dry season humidity of around 60%.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Conceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceiving. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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