as in imagining
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 envisioning
Jiang gradually assembled the property parcel by parcel before envisioning it as a residential community.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
After hearing friends’ experiences and recognizing her own lingering fear, Bounds began envisioning a prevention product with herself — and women like her — in mind.
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Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Event planners have been busy envisioning how such a massive arena could be transformed into an intimate, romantic space.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
The Chicago White Sox entered spring training envisioning Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero as the combination behind the plate after both catchers had promising rookie seasons in 2025.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Waddle believed to be missing element Nix didn’t throw a single pass to Jaylen Waddle during the full-team sessions of the offseason program, but that didn’t prevent the third-year quarterback from envisioning the ways Denver’s newest playmaker will impact the offense.
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Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The Right Food For Attracting Birds While most people think of a typical black oil sunflower seed mix when envisioning food at a bird feeder, there are a multitude of other foods that birds enjoy.
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Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Part of the fun of this years-long project for the creatives was re-envisioning their placement.
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Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
After hearing friends’ experiences and recognizing her own lingering fear, Bounds began envisioning a prevention product with herself — and women like her — in mind.
—
Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Event planners have been busy envisioning how such a massive arena could be transformed into an intimate, romantic space.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
The Chicago White Sox entered spring training envisioning Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero as the combination behind the plate after both catchers had promising rookie seasons in 2025.
—
Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Waddle believed to be missing element Nix didn’t throw a single pass to Jaylen Waddle during the full-team sessions of the offseason program, but that didn’t prevent the third-year quarterback from envisioning the ways Denver’s newest playmaker will impact the offense.
—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The Right Food For Attracting Birds While most people think of a typical black oil sunflower seed mix when envisioning food at a bird feeder, there are a multitude of other foods that birds enjoy.
—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Part of the fun of this years-long project for the creatives was re-envisioning their placement.
—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioning
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Designers have already sketched their answers for WWD, imagining everything from grand couture ballgowns to more unexpected takes on the singer’s bridal era.
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An important way of preventing harm is by crash-testing best ideas about AI applications and openly imagining the worst things that can happen.
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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
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Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
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Final Take your pick from all those big dogs still in the fight, there is little scope to go wrong when picturing the dream showpiece event on July 19.
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Denim and Chambray Most can’t imagine Stewart’s style without picturing some form of denim at the forefront.
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Except the Dodgers weren’t dreaming, and the team hadn’t done much to assuage the concerns with Sasaki.
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With a round-of-32 game against Ivory Coast on Tuesday secured, Norway are dreaming of a run to the final on July 19.
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