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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
Hopefully with a billion dollar box office haul between them, Ufotable imagines.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The great Albert Brooks film Defending Your Life, from 1991, imagines a bureaucratic heaven that prepares the recently departed for their next phase of existence.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet the latest iteration also imagines life at anchor with an indoor-outdoor relationship across two capacious exterior decks, plus a retractable swim platform at the rear.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Enthralling both fellow captives and the Bey of Algiers, Cervantes, his spirit unbroken, also imagines a daring escape plan.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
One chapter imagines how brain-computer interfaces will usher us into virtual reality; another suggests that AI should run companies.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Herzog imagines our earliest ancestors might have evinced a similar curiosity about the novel fire-scarred landscape — seeing fire less as a seasonal catastrophe than as a potential caloric windfall.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Klingberg, the Nobel Assembly member and professor of cognitive neuroscience, imagines shifting conversations from delivering more content to building stronger mental capacity.
—William Jones, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
These include aeter, whose recent tape imagines himself as a clown.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The great Albert Brooks film Defending Your Life, from 1991, imagines a bureaucratic heaven that prepares the recently departed for their next phase of existence.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet the latest iteration also imagines life at anchor with an indoor-outdoor relationship across two capacious exterior decks, plus a retractable swim platform at the rear.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Enthralling both fellow captives and the Bey of Algiers, Cervantes, his spirit unbroken, also imagines a daring escape plan.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
One chapter imagines how brain-computer interfaces will usher us into virtual reality; another suggests that AI should run companies.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Herzog imagines our earliest ancestors might have evinced a similar curiosity about the novel fire-scarred landscape — seeing fire less as a seasonal catastrophe than as a potential caloric windfall.
—Peter Brannen, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
Klingberg, the Nobel Assembly member and professor of cognitive neuroscience, imagines shifting conversations from delivering more content to building stronger mental capacity.
—William Jones, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
These include aeter, whose recent tape imagines himself as a clown.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
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The company envisions a future where data is unified into a single layer, AI agents run 24/7 at machine speed and analysts orchestrate outcomes rather than slog through queues.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ranade envisions a world where new machines are invented to make household life easier, the same way that refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines did in the past.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Hale thinks the housing market overall is a bit healthier than the low level of sales might indicate, however.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Skovronsky thinks that pills could eventually become the primary way that obesity is treated around the world, and that oral drugs could have a larger market share than injectables.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Dealing with someone who constantly assumes the worst can be challenging.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The model assumes that a neural circuit exists in each body segment along the spinal cord.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sírio-Libanês sees patients from all over the country and the region in South America – including those who typically cannot afford top-tier medical care.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the final scene, Cate wakes up in her hospital bed and sees the dead nurses on the floor, as a result of her powers malfunctioning.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott’s new attorney, Scott Sanders, believes his 69-year-old client would have been acquitted altogether if the evidence had been disclosed as required at the time of trial.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Jason Lloyd of The Athletic believes that the Browns' October 19 matchup against the Miami Dolphins might be the day that head coach Kevin Stefanski decides to turn to Gabriel as his new starter.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After Friday, one guesses the demands will grow louder.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Skye even correctly guesses how long Billy has been microdosing ‘shrooms, based on his chill demeanor.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Musk considers environmental regulation a barrier to innovation.—
Taylor Kate Brown,
ProPublica,
17 Sep. 2025
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An hour later, four Chinese ships entered what Taiwan considers restricted waters south of Kinmen's Lieyu island, prompting Taipei to deploy four of its own coast guard vessels to intercept and monitor the intruders.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This premium valuation presumes that the company can maintain double-digit growth and margin expansion in the long term.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hank, in attempting to save himself, starts to act out a stereotype of his own, the Western loner who presumes to take on a hero’s mantle.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Imagines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagines. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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