as in envisions
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I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard
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Recent Examples of envisages
De Zerbi is still taking root and Spurs might have too many injuries to truly play the way their new Italian manager envisages, but Sunday could be an opportunity for a victory to supercharge Tottenham’s fight against the drop with a win at odds of 15/8.
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Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The project envisages a hydrogen fuel cell to provide electricity, which, in turn, is used to drive electrical motors at the prop.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Although best known as a sculptor, Sanadze envisages the project as a collection of mixed-media works, each using the flowers in different ways.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
The $20 billion project led by state-run YPF SA and Italy’s Eni SpA envisages construction of at least two floating liquefaction vessels with annual capacity for 12 million tons off Argentina’s Atlantic coast.
—Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026
The master plan envisages the area as a car-free city.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
The two-state plan envisages a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, existing side by side with Israel.
—USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The project envisages a hydrogen fuel cell to provide electricity, which, in turn, is used to drive electrical motors at the prop.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
Although best known as a sculptor, Sanadze envisages the project as a collection of mixed-media works, each using the flowers in different ways.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
The $20 billion project led by state-run YPF SA and Italy’s Eni SpA envisages construction of at least two floating liquefaction vessels with annual capacity for 12 million tons off Argentina’s Atlantic coast.
—Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026
The master plan envisages the area as a car-free city.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
The two-state plan envisages a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, existing side by side with Israel.
—USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisages
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Initially aimed at Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for wind farms and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for the oil industry, Vard envisions this technology eventually forming a charging infrastructure along the entire Norwegian coast.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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The revised Treasury-Fed accord Warsh envisions would in some, still-unspecified, way govern the size and potentially composition of the Fed's balance sheet.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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One tweet features an AI cover of a fake Slayr album called BURGERMAN that imagines him as a half-burger, half-human hybrid engulfed in a hellish flood of grease and cheese splatter.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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In the year 2027 (which is somehow just one year from now, please stop, passage of time), Children of Men imagines a world where women have been infertile for years, dooming humanity to a slow extinction.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Just as the Mayor himself has become a figure who transcends city politics, Richards sees the task ahead as one that will have wider implications.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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In addition to expanding the denim and T-shirt offerings, Sung sees opportunities to expand footwear and accessories.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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“Envisages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisages. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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