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.
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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
Experts from around the globe are already busy envisioning creative applications for artificial intelligence in space.
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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.
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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.
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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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And that is the relentless drive that compelled Brady — and compels Kane — to keep learning, keep improving, keep re-imagining the game well into their 30s.
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For her, however, the most meaningful response is imagining how her grandmother would have reacted to all the attention.
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The journey in seeing a friend’s city anew becomes another way of seeing home.
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On June 9, witnesses reported seeing a man start a small brush fire in a field behind the Wal-Mart on Camino Arroyo, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
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When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal with immense speed, sharp teeth or deadly venom.
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The test case—picturing a cow doing ballet—produces a smug bovine pirouetting.
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With summer officially here, there’s no need to keep dreaming about your outdoor oasis when options like this are available right now.
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And SpaceX is dreaming even bigger than that.
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“Envisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioning. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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