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Recent Examples of envisions
According to General Atomics, a notional mission profile envisions MQ-9B aircraft launching from friendly bases in the Western or Southern Pacific, transiting to designated hold points outside an adversary’s weapons engagement zone, and loitering there for extended periods.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026
Bob Lutticken, an agriculture and biology teacher at Abraxas, envisions transforming the orchard by pulling out weeds and replacing gravel with permanent walkways, then adding at least 15 fruit trees, trellises and a greenhouse.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Rey envisions a program where every student who graduates from high school in Cabarrus County gets automatic admission to Barber-Scotia.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Such is the confusion and chaos sown by an executive branch unwilling to negotiate with the people’s representatives, as the Constitution envisions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
With ambitions that include greater national recognition and expanded international touring, McCrea envisions bringing her adaptable production model to global stages, merging local musicians with her core team.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Wood envisions crowds of 20,000 in a new or renovated stadium, at a cost estimated in the study from $171 million to $300 million.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Beyond serving as a private residence, Gee envisions the mansion as a hub for innovation where his robotics team from around the world can collaborate and build in Detroit.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The core of key contributors across Cherundolo’s tenure plus remaining players from the class who arrived in the same window as Son – center back Ryan Porteous and midfielder Mathieu Choinière – were bolstered by transfers who align with how Dos Santos envisions LAFC challenging opponents.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 25 Feb. 2026
Bob Lutticken, an agriculture and biology teacher at Abraxas, envisions transforming the orchard by pulling out weeds and replacing gravel with permanent walkways, then adding at least 15 fruit trees, trellises and a greenhouse.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Rey envisions a program where every student who graduates from high school in Cabarrus County gets automatic admission to Barber-Scotia.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Such is the confusion and chaos sown by an executive branch unwilling to negotiate with the people’s representatives, as the Constitution envisions.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
With ambitions that include greater national recognition and expanded international touring, McCrea envisions bringing her adaptable production model to global stages, merging local musicians with her core team.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Wood envisions crowds of 20,000 in a new or renovated stadium, at a cost estimated in the study from $171 million to $300 million.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Beyond serving as a private residence, Gee envisions the mansion as a hub for innovation where his robotics team from around the world can collaborate and build in Detroit.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 21 Feb. 2026
The core of key contributors across Cherundolo’s tenure plus remaining players from the class who arrived in the same window as Son – center back Ryan Porteous and midfielder Mathieu Choinière – were bolstered by transfers who align with how Dos Santos envisions LAFC challenging opponents.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisions
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Shawn, famous for his moral compass, diagnoses the world on a lucky/unlucky axis, and imagines the upside of apocalypse.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Set inside the world’s most popular video game, the film imagines a next-gen AI system that allows in-game characters to become sentient, shifting the game from entertainment into a living universe that awakens, evolves and begins interacting with human beings.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, Yu sees a future with a standalone Europe operation, to be carried out in three steps.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Sasha Stiles sees them as expressions of the same impulse.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
23 Feb. 2026
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Although best known as a sculptor, Sanadze envisages the project as a collection of mixed-media works, each using the flowers in different ways.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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The $20 billion project led by state-run YPF SA and Italy’s Eni SpA envisages construction of at least two floating liquefaction vessels with annual capacity for 12 million tons off Argentina’s Atlantic coast.—
Jonathan Gilbert,
Bloomberg,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Envisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisions. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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