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verb

past tense of envision

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of envisioned
Verb
Of course injuries change things, but the make up of this team is definitely feeling quite a bit different than originally envisioned and thank goodness for David Sterns ability to build multiple layers of depth in the organization. Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025 In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025 Perry was a diver and an inventor and envisioned bringing the beauty and grace of synchronized swimmers to an audience from a new perspective—underwater. Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 The roundhouse envisioned as the expansion centerpiece is a 1910 substantial stone building. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025 Shaver said her mother had envisioned a retirement filled with family, spending time with her grandsons, gardening, traveling. Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025 It was envisioned by Frances Perkins during the Great Depression. E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025 Our founders envisioned a system of government where ambition would counteract ambition. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 The show, which opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in February, was co-conceived, written, and directed by Tina Landau, who envisioned welcoming the audience into the emotional landscape of the forest. Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioned
Verb
  • Swanky suites and expensive lounges near the best viewing areas help woo clientele, who then help inflate revenue beyond what anyone could have imagined in earlier eras.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • In our timeline, the '50s and '60s were full of artists and thinkers who imagined utopian futures full of miracle inventions like flying cars and robot friends.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • At the scene, firefighters used blocks of broken concrete and sawed pieces of wood to lift heavy debris as the noise of drills breaking through concrete filled the air.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • According to the affidavit, the inmates somehow sawed through the steel bars behind the toilet and then bent them.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Miranda, a now 49-year-old sales associate, had dreamed since childhood of having hazel or green eyes.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
  • No one dreamed that chase would take nine years, but more teams around the country invested in catching up and the Huskies had several seasons thrown off course by injuries.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But his approach is unlikely to foster either emotion.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • Despite rapid advances in AI tools, experts say the technology is unlikely to transform the film and TV industry overnight due to rising production costs fueled by streaming wars.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 June 2025

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“Envisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioned. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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