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
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.
—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
Experts from around the globe are already busy envisioning creative applications for artificial intelligence in space.
—Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Vergne will be in charge of overseeing the museum’s public programming, exhibitions and artistic direction, as well as strengthening relationships with international partner institutions and re-envisioning the museum’s curatorial scope.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 June 2026
In fact, Hilton is envisioning vetoes putting lawmakers on record; the last time a session in Sacramento overrode a veto was in 1979.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
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
Experts from around the globe are already busy envisioning creative applications for artificial intelligence in space.
—Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Vergne will be in charge of overseeing the museum’s public programming, exhibitions and artistic direction, as well as strengthening relationships with international partner institutions and re-envisioning the museum’s curatorial scope.
—News Desk, Artforum, 4 June 2026
In fact, Hilton is envisioning vetoes putting lawmakers on record; the last time a session in Sacramento overrode a veto was in 1979.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioning
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The American media look here like fools, as does the conspiratorial mirror image imagining a vast secret US operation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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Yet readers aren’t imagining the sticker shock.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Another patient, David Nurieli, described seeing elderly individuals forced to walk or be carried up three flights of stairs when the elevator fails.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Those concerns were amplified by Marsch only seeing his players every few months before the World Cup.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal with immense speed, sharp teeth or deadly venom.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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The test case—picturing a cow doing ballet—produces a smug bovine pirouetting.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Spain desperately needs a win to get its World Cup back on track while another good performance from Saudi Arabia — unbeaten in its last three games — would have the Arabian Falcons dreaming of a spot in the knockout stage.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Jill wasn’t a chef but a television writer trapped in an all-male writers room — dreaming of a job at none other than Shondaland.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
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“Envisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioning. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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