as in imagines
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challenged the voters to envision a nation in which no child was ever allowed to go hungry
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Recent Examples of envisions
That disconnect between what a person envisions and what their phone actually records, eventually became the founding thesis behind WayShot.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Star Catcher envisions its power-node system as complementing nuclear generators rather than supplanting them, according to Rush.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
If Provincetown were more accessible year-round, Barker, the local real estate developer, envisions a thriving off-season community that could more easily host winter weddings, board meetings, retreats for writers and artists, and other revenue-generating events.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 12 May 2026
The current administration has taken a more disciplined approach to accountability, and congressional Republicans have been more engaged in providing the kind of oversight the Constitution envisions.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Initially aimed at Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for wind farms and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for the oil industry, Vard envisions this technology eventually forming a charging infrastructure along the entire Norwegian coast.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The revised Treasury-Fed accord Warsh envisions would in some, still-unspecified, way govern the size and potentially composition of the Fed's balance sheet.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 May 2026
GameStop’s proposal envisions a system in which GameStop staff inspect and verify items to be listed on eBay.
—ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Miami envisions Louis, the team’s 2026 fourth-round pick, working as a big nickel.
—Omar Kelly
may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Star Catcher envisions its power-node system as complementing nuclear generators rather than supplanting them, according to Rush.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026
If Provincetown were more accessible year-round, Barker, the local real estate developer, envisions a thriving off-season community that could more easily host winter weddings, board meetings, retreats for writers and artists, and other revenue-generating events.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 12 May 2026
The current administration has taken a more disciplined approach to accountability, and congressional Republicans have been more engaged in providing the kind of oversight the Constitution envisions.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Initially aimed at Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for wind farms and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for the oil industry, Vard envisions this technology eventually forming a charging infrastructure along the entire Norwegian coast.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The revised Treasury-Fed accord Warsh envisions would in some, still-unspecified, way govern the size and potentially composition of the Fed's balance sheet.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 4 May 2026
GameStop’s proposal envisions a system in which GameStop staff inspect and verify items to be listed on eBay.
—ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Miami envisions Louis, the team’s 2026 fourth-round pick, working as a big nickel.
—Omar Kelly
may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisions
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There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Near the end of the piece, Amodei imagines a scenario in which AI has rendered the current economic system irrelevant.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Just as the Mayor himself has become a figure who transcends city politics, Richards sees the task ahead as one that will have wider implications.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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In addition to expanding the denim and T-shirt offerings, Sung sees opportunities to expand footwear and accessories.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
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De Zerbi is still taking root and Spurs might have too many injuries to truly play the way their new Italian manager envisages, but Sunday could be an opportunity for a victory to supercharge Tottenham’s fight against the drop with a win at odds of 15/8.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The project envisages a hydrogen fuel cell to provide electricity, which, in turn, is used to drive electrical motors at the prop.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Envisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisions. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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