as in envisions
to form a mental picture of
I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard
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Recent Examples of envisages
Although best known as a sculptor, Sanadze envisages the project as a collection of mixed-media works, each using the flowers in different ways.
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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
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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Amutah-Onukagha envisions a world that improves health care for Black women, who have historically been underserved, throughout their lifespans.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
11 Feb. 2026
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Netflix envisions $2-$3 billion but Willems reiterated the savings would come mostly off licensing and other areas.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Set inside the world’s most popular video game, the film imagines a next-gen AI system that allows in-game characters to become sentient, shifting the game from entertainment into a living universe that awakens, evolves and begins interacting with human beings.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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In The Unknown, Cale has arranged a series of deft, destabilizing plot turns about the stalker who Elliott imagines is tracking him.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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There have been no such incidents this year, but there has been plenty of on-court drama that only international team tennis — with home and away ties, and a slot just after a Grand Slam that sees many nations’ top stars resting — can provide.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The fresh tie-up sees the introduction of the new Icon Strap boot, an evolution of the footwear brand’s Icon Low No Lace model.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Envisages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisages. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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