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
Ellen wonders, dejected and clearly envisioning her own future.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
That preparation can include qualifying potential deal partners, envisioning a game plan to test buyer demand and preparing executive summaries to set the table for negotiations.
—Frank Williamson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But others immediately began envisioning the catastrophic potentials of the scientific creation of bizarre new forms of biology.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
This book invites discussions about social conflict and envisioning new types of social interaction.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
However, the Ulrich plan largely predicted it right, envisioning a district that would absorb all of California’s northern state line with Oregon, stretching to Nevada.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
However, Cora is encouraging his young star to start envisioning returning in the ALCS.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The law offers sweeping powers to the president, envisioning armed conflict within the United States.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
That preparation can include qualifying potential deal partners, envisioning a game plan to test buyer demand and preparing executive summaries to set the table for negotiations.
—Frank Williamson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But others immediately began envisioning the catastrophic potentials of the scientific creation of bizarre new forms of biology.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
This book invites discussions about social conflict and envisioning new types of social interaction.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
However, the Ulrich plan largely predicted it right, envisioning a district that would absorb all of California’s northern state line with Oregon, stretching to Nevada.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
However, Cora is encouraging his young star to start envisioning returning in the ALCS.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The law offers sweeping powers to the president, envisioning armed conflict within the United States.
—Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioning
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The comments were full of playful quips imagining what the pups might get up to behind closed doors.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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DaCosta’s re-imagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler shifts the story from 19th-century Norway to 1950s Britain.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Several workers have also described seeing a few 20-something, red haired men with a mischievous vibe.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The girl also reported seeing inappropriate images on the screensaver of an iPad at Berrelez’s home.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Altman and other top technologists, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and computer science professors Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, have been dreaming of constructing superintelligent systems for decades—as well as fearing them.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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The 25-year-old is also dreaming of something more personal.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Sep. 2025
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