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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
Among the threats envisaged were missile strikes from neighboring Russia. ABC News, 3 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
  • The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Chris Douglas, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan-Flint, called it unlikely that stick prices will go up 50% across the board, noting Canada's modest market share, but wonders what will happen if demand increases.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Few could have imagined then, just how far women’s boxing would travel, carried high on Taylor’s shoulders, over the next 17 years.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The conceit — Monroe imagined at the century mark, walking into an audition and finally allowed to speak her mind — arrived nearly whole.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • If Tom Ford as envisioned by the man himself felt like the most glamorous of nights out, Ackermann considers his iteration of the brand the liminal space that follows.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That facility is envisioned as a commercial-scale manufacturing plant capable of initially producing a few reactor reload batches per year and expanding over time.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 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
  • Though pictured largely unfurnished, the area looks well-proportioned, with room for a sofa and a coffee table, plus an entertainment center, even if those trademark sloping walls might make installing some furniture a little awkward.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Choose a plan Quiz time 🪖 Dan Driscoll, pictured here, just resigned.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Kennedy and Eames, who’ve been friends since middle school, have both dreamed about opening a restaurant one day.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Envisaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisaged. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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