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envisaged

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verb

past tense of envisage

Example Sentences

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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
The transitional government's dissolution was envisaged as part of the road map to elections. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Tartus and the newer Hmeimim ultimately never realized the full strategic potential Moscow not long ago envisaged for them. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Premier League’s rules outline the need for this whole process to remain confidential until the independent commission is ready to hand down its judgement, but few, Masters included, had envisaged such a wait. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 That said, Auriga initially envisaged using kinetic projectiles that would strike drones directly. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisaged
Adjective
  • Some have academic credentials that would make admission through Harvard’s front door highly unlikely.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Fazio was one of only four senators to oppose the bill that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, saying the state should defer to federal action that seems unlikely, given the opposition of the president.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His first project at the house was a film starring Demi Moore that imagined Gucci as a family business owned by a wealthy matriarch in California.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by Cuba and its changing political and cultural landscape, Chalayan imagined severe uniform-like shells washing away to expose new possibilities.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Connected trainers, with streaks, reminders and visualized progress, target exactly that motivational gap.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eleanor envisioned an observational film in the vein of Frederick Wiseman, and the doc is narrated by actress Diane Lane, a longtime Coppola family collaborator, who reads Eleanor’s contemporaneous diary entries from twenty years ago.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The yacht’s entire design was envisioned with the physical and mental well-being of the individual in mind.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 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
  • Akhibi, sitting in front of a Peak and Pace flag, pictured at a club event.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • And nobody pictured Kraft suddenly talking about them, as if Deshaun Watson suddenly took over his body.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Having once dreamed a modern India would be able to move past divisions of religion and caste, Jinnah became disillusioned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Envisaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisaged. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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