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as in envisions
to form a mental picture of
she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined
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as in thinks
to have as an opinion
I imagine that's true, but you still have to prove it
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as in assumes
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I imagine things will change rapidly once we begin
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Recent Examples of imagines
In the first episode, Adeline shows Ed a comic book with graphic Holocaust imagery and imagines Ilse Koch, a Nazi, played by Krieps.
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Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In one of several sections of the show that seeks to capture the influence of Ed Gein on pop culture, Brennan imagines the Master of Suspense’s obsession with the moral boundaries crossed by the man who would inspire Norman Bates.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The students unite their understanding of inevitable bodily decay with literature that imagines the opposite – bodies that either don’t break down or can be reused.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Qualcomm’s Oryon 3rd-gen architecture and Snapdragon X2 chip imagines a future of personal computing with a focus on CPU and AI performance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Enter Jennifer Lawrence, with a decidedly more laidback take that imagines ripped jeans as an elevated basic.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The director Chloé Zhao has created a gorgeous and shattering adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, which imagines how a personal tragedy led William Shakespeare to write Hamlet.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Hulsey, 62, who has been marketing properties throughout the Midwest since the early 1980s, imagines a future gas station owner-operator will come calling, or the owner of multiple gas stations may want to add one more to their portfolio.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In one of several sections of the show that seeks to capture the influence of Ed Gein on pop culture, Brennan imagines the Master of Suspense’s obsession with the moral boundaries crossed by the man who would inspire Norman Bates.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
The students unite their understanding of inevitable bodily decay with literature that imagines the opposite – bodies that either don’t break down or can be reused.
—Molly Ryder Granatino, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Qualcomm’s Oryon 3rd-gen architecture and Snapdragon X2 chip imagines a future of personal computing with a focus on CPU and AI performance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Enter Jennifer Lawrence, with a decidedly more laidback take that imagines ripped jeans as an elevated basic.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
The director Chloé Zhao has created a gorgeous and shattering adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, which imagines how a personal tragedy led William Shakespeare to write Hamlet.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Hulsey, 62, who has been marketing properties throughout the Midwest since the early 1980s, imagines a future gas station owner-operator will come calling, or the owner of multiple gas stations may want to add one more to their portfolio.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
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The plan envisions a reconstructed strip supported principally by regional players that could stabilize the region and provide in the short term humanitarian relief and in the long term economic opportunities to Gazans.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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The pathway’s first cohort, which began this fall, includes nearly 30 students, and Capp envisions expanding enrollment as interest grows.—
Jenelyn Russo,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, Red Sox insider Chris Cotillo thinks the team could actually let Bregman walk with concerns about health and decline with age.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Our 6-year-old reviewer thinks her clothes are awesome, while her parent likes that this doll encourages imaginative play.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is the scenario Dalio warns of, namely if interest costs exceed growth rates, growth can no longer carry the debt burden in the way that Trump assumes, because growth is vulnerable to shifts in rates, inflation, or the economic cycle.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Their paper challenges the standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) model, which assumes that the effects of dark energy remain constant.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Blood is always poised and ready to clot, because the body sees this as a life-saving mechanism.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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With more than 100 products, each with domain specific-functionality, Hron sees many more opportunities to plug in agentic AI to speed up work for legal and tax professionals.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The reality is that most companies don’t make such decisions based on what an employee believes, but on how their behavior reflects on the organization and impacts others.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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General manager Bill Guerin believes Boldy is capable of scoring 50 goals and 50 assists in a season at some point.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The novel immerses the reader in the world of a Carpathian village in the 1970s, where the main character Darusya lives, whom the locals consider mute and mentally retarded due to attacks of headaches, although none of them guesses the true reasons for her behavior and defiance.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The card Arisu selects is revealed to be a Joker, but Arisu correctly guesses that both cards were a Joker.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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In a bid to increase his nation’s number of rug rats, Władysław Grochowski, owner of one of Poland’s biggest hotel chains, has pledged to throw a party for every couple who conceives while staying at his properties.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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As the deadline approaches and ALDOT considers its next move, Shiloh residents say their homes continue to flood.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately for Helsley, his Mets tenure will be on replay in the head of every general manager who even considers giving him an offer.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Imagines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagines. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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