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Recent Examples of envisaged
Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, Wrexham have surged up the divisions quicker than anyone would have envisaged when Mac and Reynolds took over at The Racecourse Ground in February 2021, when the club were in the fifth tier of the domestic game.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The space also introduces new editions envisaged in Putman’s legacy, including the Constellation Au Carré rug and the Quatre Feuilles table in a collector’s version.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Damascus reached a deal with the SDF last year that envisaged full integration of Kurdish fighters in the new Syrian army by the end of 2025, but progress has been limited, with both sides blaming the other.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Garvey envisaged a new nation built by the descendants of African slaves.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The deal, which made Omnicom the world’s largest ad company by revenue, is now expected to generate cost savings exceeding the $750 million originally envisaged, executives said.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The biography Benjamin envisaged would have explained Goethe’s political nihilism and his escape into nature as equally the products of his will and of the intricate machinery of the world.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
With some footage shot in LA, but the move delayed, and then Ozzy passing away, the show as originally envisaged was not possible.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
The source envisaged that Iran would establish diplomatic ties with the United States and take a position on Israel similar to that of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, Wrexham have surged up the divisions quicker than anyone would have envisaged when Mac and Reynolds took over at The Racecourse Ground in February 2021, when the club were in the fifth tier of the domestic game.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The space also introduces new editions envisaged in Putman’s legacy, including the Constellation Au Carré rug and the Quatre Feuilles table in a collector’s version.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Damascus reached a deal with the SDF last year that envisaged full integration of Kurdish fighters in the new Syrian army by the end of 2025, but progress has been limited, with both sides blaming the other.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Garvey envisaged a new nation built by the descendants of African slaves.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The deal, which made Omnicom the world’s largest ad company by revenue, is now expected to generate cost savings exceeding the $750 million originally envisaged, executives said.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The biography Benjamin envisaged would have explained Goethe’s political nihilism and his escape into nature as equally the products of his will and of the intricate machinery of the world.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
With some footage shot in LA, but the move delayed, and then Ozzy passing away, the show as originally envisaged was not possible.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisaged
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The part puts Wahlberg opposite his old rival, Matt Damon, and the press revels in the opportunity for on-set gossip, real (the two actors genuinely hate each other) or imagined.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Epic has been busy but perhaps not as slammed as imagined due to its own daily capacity restrictions.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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One Cold War era proposal known as Project Honey Badger envisioned inserting about 2,400 special operations troops into Iran using more than 100 aircraft.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The City Council initially envisioned a 31-acre development project on public land.—
Andrea Levine O’Rourke,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the very unlikely event that Mann had revealed his private struggles to his visitors, would Sontag have thought better of him?—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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In the years since Boogie Nights, Leo has made an unlikely hit out of The Man in the Iron Mask, then took the role of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, showing off his range and turning that surreal and often horrifying movie into another $100 million feather in his cap.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Orion and its service module were pictured burning under the power of what appears to be a Centaur V — the upper stage for United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan rocket.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This is the soup my (not handy in the kitchen) grandmother dreamed of from her childhood but never could recreate.—
Molly Baz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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Natives, immigrants, and people freed from slavery forged this country out of ideals women and men had only previously dreamt of.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Envisaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisaged. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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