as in imagining
to form a mental picture of
I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard
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War stories have acquired even greater momentum since railroads and military staff colleges emerged in the late nineteenth century, when states committed themselves to the business of planning—a serious work that nevertheless entails playing war games and imagining scenarios.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Visionary – for imagining future scenarios and leading ahead of the curve.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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For the first time, the new imaging technique mapped the 4D blood flow of entire organs in animal models.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ideker argues the field’s biggest challenge is integrating multimodal data—from genetic sequences to tissue scans to body imaging—needed to predict how a patient will respond to treatment.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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And some of these AI companies are projecting the idea even further, envisioning a future where AI agents use their coding abilities spin up bespoke software on the fly to handle many of the tasks that now require enterprise software, like, um, Salesforce.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Still others were envisioning future scenarios where a president illegally seizes power in a coup.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the same time, below-the-line workers have been integrating AI into the production process, from visual effects to pre-visualization to motion-capture and many other areas.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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The macroscopes featured in the exhibit and companion book combine high-quality datasets, computational power, and data visualization techniques to provide a big-picture view of subjects that are often too large and too complex to comprehend from an individual perspective.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Admittedly, this may delight a curious gardener who enjoys seeing what novelties a volunteer plant can produce.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Added to the trauma of grief and sudden eviction under threat of reprisal, Adelaida has to endure seeing the sacred mementos of her mother’s life trashed by the thuggish new squatters.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Traditional fabrication methods often fail to maintain nanoscale uniformity in lithium electrode production.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Requiring over 20 hours of fabrication time, this lustrous dial is produced via the application of numerous layers of vitreous enamel and multiple firings in a kiln measuring between 800 degrees and 900 degrees Celsius.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Instead of picturing a style in her head or printing a 2D version for clients, Koop and other Alta users can look through lifelike representations of wardrobe pieces.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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For someone like me, who has trouble picturing things that are not immediately in front of her, watching people run up the hill was illuminating.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, Herneval’s extravagant kingdom, the Topus Terrentus, is at risk of disappearing because people in the real world are no longer afraid of fiction.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t just shot in black-and-white, thus resembling the 1960 meta-commentary on American crime thrillers and pulp fictions in all its monochromatic glory.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Envisaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisaging. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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