as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
challenged the voters to envision a nation in which no child was ever allowed to go hungry
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Recent Examples of envisioned
Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Not the player many envisioned, but a profile that suits Tottenham’s squad down to the ground.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The managing editor was initially envisioned as an American, but Impacciatore's turn on White Lotus piqued the creative team's interest.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The project was originally envisioned after a state ballot measure passed in 2008 with the goal of connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours, but it was later cut down to serve a shorter 170-mile stretch between Merced and Bakersfield.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
The vehicle is envisioned to touch down in upright fashion like one in a 1950s space flick.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2025
However, its strategy could have a greater effect than Reagan ever envisioned.
—Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
The jury’s decision at Gray’s trial in December 1980 unfolded as Louisiana legislators had envisioned nearly a century ago.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Open year-round, Atlantic Park is a $350 million development combining world-class surfing with dining, music, and community spaces, all envisioned in partnership with Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
In that instant the happy future the couple had envisioned with their son evaporated.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Not the player many envisioned, but a profile that suits Tottenham’s squad down to the ground.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
The managing editor was initially envisioned as an American, but Impacciatore's turn on White Lotus piqued the creative team's interest.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The project was originally envisioned after a state ballot measure passed in 2008 with the goal of connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours, but it was later cut down to serve a shorter 170-mile stretch between Merced and Bakersfield.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
The vehicle is envisioned to touch down in upright fashion like one in a 1950s space flick.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2025
However, its strategy could have a greater effect than Reagan ever envisioned.
—Barbara Kates-Garnick, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
The jury’s decision at Gray’s trial in December 1980 unfolded as Louisiana legislators had envisioned nearly a century ago.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Open year-round, Atlantic Park is a $350 million development combining world-class surfing with dining, music, and community spaces, all envisioned in partnership with Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioned
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Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Caudill once dreamed of playing college basketball.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The first National Conservatism conferences drew students and intellectuals who felt marginalized by the Republican Party and dreamed about taking power.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Recently, she was pictured vaping while in an inflatable canoe off the beach in Brighton.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris and Carrie Preston who star in are pictured on set while filming an episode of CBS' Elsbeth.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That seems an unlikely development as the calendar turns to September.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Far more important to me, though—and to anyone else unlikely to stay upstairs—are the hotel’s public spaces.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Envisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioned. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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