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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
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The odds of conceiving identical triplets without fertility treatment are closer to 1 in 1,000,000.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
The odds of conceiving identical triplets naturally fall closer to 1 in 1,000,000.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Experts recommend discontinuing cannabis use at least three months prior to conceiving to allow the body to generate a full cycle of healthy sperm.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The next and crucial step would be conceiving of and setting up power-generating utilities to light buildings and make machines and factories run.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The married couple teamed as creative partners on the unique project with Sagal credited as conceiving the concept and leading it while Sutter is handling the book and staging.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
When conceiving the design, the fashion mogul was inspired by the ship’s existing architecture, as well as its port of calls during the winter and summer seasons.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
But her commitment to spiritual motherhood did not stop her from thinking seriously about conceiving, bearing, and birthing.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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But the odds of conceiving identical triplets without fertility treatments are more like one in 1,000,000.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
The odds of conceiving identical triplets without fertility treatment are closer to 1 in 1,000,000.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
The odds of conceiving identical triplets naturally fall closer to 1 in 1,000,000.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Experts recommend discontinuing cannabis use at least three months prior to conceiving to allow the body to generate a full cycle of healthy sperm.
—Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The next and crucial step would be conceiving of and setting up power-generating utilities to light buildings and make machines and factories run.
—Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The married couple teamed as creative partners on the unique project with Sagal credited as conceiving the concept and leading it while Sutter is handling the book and staging.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
When conceiving the design, the fashion mogul was inspired by the ship’s existing architecture, as well as its port of calls during the winter and summer seasons.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026
But her commitment to spiritual motherhood did not stop her from thinking seriously about conceiving, bearing, and birthing.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceiving
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Ask your vet about oral medications, impregnated collars, or topical treatments for pets.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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But dismantling polluting industries, trying to clean up our air and our water, and imagining a health care system not driven by profit would take coordinated, radical restructuring.—
Hannah Kerman,
STAT,
29 Apr. 2026
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And looking at things from different angles and imagining different outcomes is a social worker skill that helps me as a fiction writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Watching the trajectory of the baseball and knowing Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill’s ability to rob would-be homers — plus the uncertainty of how well balls fly during night games at Petco Park — Crow-Armstrong figured Merrill would come down with the baseball.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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And there’s judgment — knowing when to act, when to wait, and what action actually fits the situation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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As the Moon moves into Capricorn and your 5th House of Creativity, your focus shifts toward making something real instead of just thinking about it.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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Hoagland told me to stop thinking.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cost was a deciding factor for Amy Sawyer-Williams, who works at a theater company in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has gestational diabetes.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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For example, a number of pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and miscarriages, put women at higher lifetime risk of heart disease.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
20 Mar. 2026
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In 1866, Howells had been able to recognize the connection between ending slavery, envisioning equality, and the broadest expression of the American idea.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The lack of physical evidence presents significant challenges for the field of paleontology in understanding species diversification at specific times and places on Earth.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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In practice, this looks like a provider not only asking about symptoms, but understanding context.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Caring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from now deserve ethical consideration.—
Stylianos Syropoulos,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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Like the narrator in the song who’s become bored with his attractive partner, Presley spent several years believing that his relationship with music had lost its spark.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Conceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceiving. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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