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envisaged

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verb

past tense of envisage

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Recent Examples of envisaged
Adjective
She is also equipped with an Energy Storage System designed to manage onboard energy flows based on envisaged operations, capable of peak shaving and silent operation at anchor, contributing to a substantial reduction in fuel usage. Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
Each vase was envisaged with soft ripples as if they were shaped by water, wind and time itself. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 Global is confident that the show has already been renewed for a second season and Abrams said it was envisaged to return multiple times. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 June 2026 Talkin The Hardest played in the background was something nobody could have envisaged. Art De Roché, New York Times, 1 June 2026 For example, will the 60-day process envisaged in the MoU be defined as an extension of the weeks-long ceasefire or a definitive end to hostilities? Tim Lister, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 The attention given to his project and its predecessor Blackfly suggests that utility is envisaged for eVTOL that goes beyond commuting and urban uses. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 The ship was also envisaged to be very nimble, with a potential top speed of 42 knots; an ambitious design indeed. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 Israel wants Lebanon’s government to assume responsibility for disarming Hezbollah, much like was envisaged in a November 2024 ceasefire. ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026 Israel wants Lebanon’s government to assume responsibility for disarming Hezbollah, much as was envisaged in a November 2024 ceasefire. Munir Ahmed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisaged
Adjective
  • Pulley’s latest balances macro stakes with delightful burgeoning romances and connections between unlikely allies thrown together against the unbelievable.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Kavanaugh may seem an unlikely ally in the fight for greater equality.
    Charles Grantham, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Monsieur Boucheron could hardly have imagined the evolution of high jewelry today.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Max staggers and envisions his dead wife and imagined son again before pulling himself back to his closing argument.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Kiesler and his heirs envisioned architecture that would make the arts more available, provisional, improvisational, democratic, and participatory, more playful and less aloof.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026
  • Argent plans to build 1,200 to 1,500 units on the site, envisioned as a walkable, bikeable community where hospital employees could eventually travel on foot between work and home, Soyka said.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Gabrielle Union-Wade co-hosted a chic summer soirée with Daniella Vitale, CEO of Ferragamo Americas (not pictured), at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, New York, on July 24.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Also pictured is Ashley Gilland, investigator for the Barrow County District Attorney's office.
    Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • That finally changed in 2019 when Disney completed its acquisition of Fox, bringing the X-Men rights under Marvel’s control and opening the door for the crossover fans had dreamed about for years.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026
  • One reader still dreamed about the South 21 cheeseburger a decade after going vegetarian.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

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“Envisaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisaged. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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