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 Jones’ campaign came under intense fire early last month, when his 2022 texts envisioning violence against a GOP political opponent were published by National Review.
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Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
And as the winner-take-all play that would decide Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium unfolded, Geno Smith’s eyes got big, envisioning a dramatic game-winning pass to an old, reliable friend.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Schneider, on the other hand, may be envisioning a world where a would-be ghost runner changed the outcome of Game 3.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
And some of these AI companies are projecting the idea even further, envisioning a future where AI agents use their coding abilities spin up bespoke software on the fly to handle many of the tasks that now require enterprise software, like, um, Salesforce.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Still others were envisioning future scenarios where a president illegally seizes power in a coup.
—Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Ellen wonders, dejected and clearly envisioning her own future.
—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
Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
And as the winner-take-all play that would decide Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium unfolded, Geno Smith’s eyes got big, envisioning a dramatic game-winning pass to an old, reliable friend.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Schneider, on the other hand, may be envisioning a world where a would-be ghost runner changed the outcome of Game 3.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
And some of these AI companies are projecting the idea even further, envisioning a future where AI agents use their coding abilities spin up bespoke software on the fly to handle many of the tasks that now require enterprise software, like, um, Salesforce.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Still others were envisioning future scenarios where a president illegally seizes power in a coup.
—Ryan Kennedy, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025
Ellen wonders, dejected and clearly envisioning her own future.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioning
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War stories have acquired even greater momentum since railroads and military staff colleges emerged in the late nineteenth century, when states committed themselves to the business of planning—a serious work that nevertheless entails playing war games and imagining scenarios.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Visionary – for imagining future scenarios and leading ahead of the curve.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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What airports are seeing flight cancellations?—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Polls show that economic impacts are driving the voting bloc the most and Latino businesses across the country, from Miami to Los Angeles, are seeing a drop in foot traffic because of ICE agents targeting their communities.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Instead of picturing a style in her head or printing a 2D version for clients, Koop and other Alta users can look through lifelike representations of wardrobe pieces.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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For someone like me, who has trouble picturing things that are not immediately in front of her, watching people run up the hill was illuminating.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Withdrawal from tricyclic antidepressants may also lead to nightmares, while withdrawal from SSRIs and SNRIs seems to intensify dreaming.—
Stacey Colino,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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That's when the concept of dreaming as a neurocognitive process first came about, per the APA.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Envisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioning. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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