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
But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
McArn advocated for the contract by saying repeatedly that the district needed help helping itself — envisioning a partnership between the consultants and central office staff to better understand the problem and start implementing solutions.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
All of which leads one to wonder, what is Griffin really envisioning for his final act?
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Cubs aren’t envisioning fully using Suzuki as the DH to get him back quicker.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The outlook is positive for the players, who are envisioning their hard work and team chemistry translating into wins in the near future.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond the arena, Welts shared fresh details about the entertainment district the team is envisioning with its next home.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Dissecting the Alpha Plan With the introduction of several products across different categories, Honor plans to push itself as a AI+robotics ecosystem for the future, envisioning an AI hardware civilization where devices, think, move, interact, and work together.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
McArn advocated for the contract by saying repeatedly that the district needed help helping itself — envisioning a partnership between the consultants and central office staff to better understand the problem and start implementing solutions.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
All of which leads one to wonder, what is Griffin really envisioning for his final act?
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Cubs aren’t envisioning fully using Suzuki as the DH to get him back quicker.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The outlook is positive for the players, who are envisioning their hard work and team chemistry translating into wins in the near future.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond the arena, Welts shared fresh details about the entertainment district the team is envisioning with its next home.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Dissecting the Alpha Plan With the introduction of several products across different categories, Honor plans to push itself as a AI+robotics ecosystem for the future, envisioning an AI hardware civilization where devices, think, move, interact, and work together.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioning
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Like imagining myself as a character in a novel, for example.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
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For parents, that also means imagining a different life for their kids.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Witnesses also reported seeing a man matching Willacy's description near Sather's house and driving her vehicle on the day of the murder.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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For the first time, travelers and anyone driving through LAX will start seeing the People Mover trains traveling regularly above the airport, but for now, no passengers are on board.—
Amanda Starrantino,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Like many abstract artists before her, Colón, who was born in Canada to a Puerto Rican father and now lives in Los Angeles, is enamored of picturing the world in its most fundamental form, and maybe even evoking something like the universal.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nobody’s picturing the same exact one tiny flower.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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Freyre said he's been dreaming of a liberated Cuba since almost immediately after Castro took over.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Miranda didn’t grow up dreaming of the screen.—
Karla León,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Envisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioning. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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