envisions

verb

present tense third-person singular of envision
as in imagines
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 envisions The June 26 Lebanon-Israel deal also envisions steps toward an eventual peace agreement between the two countries — which technically remain in a state of war nearly 80 years after Israel’s establishment. — Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Sullenberger envisions this chapter, despite its struggles, as a continuation of the work he’s always done. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 The financing proposal also envisions that the company will take on $80 billion in new debt. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026 Others disagreed with Matheson’s assertion, contending that the Coliseum sale’s complications simply reflect the troubled economics behind developing the kind of sports-and-entertainment multiplex that OAC envisions. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 Chang envisions a future where every citizen's voice, like his daughter Sydney's, counts equally, and technology fosters community dialogue rather than division. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 The deal envisions peaceful relations between the two states and lays out a road map to disarm the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, secure Israel’s full withdrawal from Lebanon and restore Lebanese sovereignty over its entire national territory. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 The team envisions future humanoid robots could also assist by grabbing tools, or clean up following a surgery. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026 Richards envisions another Rolling Stones record in their future, though. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisions
  1. imagines
  2. sees
  3. envisages
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  • The book, by co-creator Joel Sinensky, who is also Jewish, imagines what might happen if a progressive theater company adapted Frank’s life story with that question in mind.
    — Frank DiGiacomo, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
  • No parent ever imagines spending a holiday within hospital walls, so these traditions aim to give them something to look forward to and enjoy in the midst of it all.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of imagines
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  • Like Parker and filmmaker Robert Altman, another Kansas City native, Swift sees Sudeikis as a genius.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • And the viewer sees the crowd too—sometimes as a great, heaving body, other times as individual figures, each with their own rapt expression.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of sees
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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
  • 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
Definition of envisages

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