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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
Victims also do not always look like the public imagines.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In the new Daniel Roth Extra Plat Rose Gold Skeleton, LV—and its in-house watchmaking arm, La Fabrique du Temps—imagines the Extra Plat in an openworked version in which the movement’s beauty is revealed in full.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
Collectively, the show imagines a Westeros that’s never felt more lived-in, and that intimacy carries over to the performances.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The film is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel that imagines how Agnes and Will meet.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
That is how the charges against him are described in the Apology, one of Plato’s early works, which reports or imagines the speech Socrates delivered in his defense at his trial.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
There’s also a spacious closet off the bathroom, which one imagines the future West Village girl who gets the place will need for all of her Reformation and Brandy Melville bags.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 12 Jan. 2026
Having learned the instrument by ear, the Ohio native re-imagines it for modern Western music by seizing the energy, abandon and soulfulness with which it’s associated in African settings.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The Market as a Workplace Ben Hur imagines a stock market that feels less distant and more like a breathing professional arena for those who meet high standards of discipline and risk management.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
In the new Daniel Roth Extra Plat Rose Gold Skeleton, LV—and its in-house watchmaking arm, La Fabrique du Temps—imagines the Extra Plat in an openworked version in which the movement’s beauty is revealed in full.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
Collectively, the show imagines a Westeros that’s never felt more lived-in, and that intimacy carries over to the performances.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The film is based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel that imagines how Agnes and Will meet.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
That is how the charges against him are described in the Apology, one of Plato’s early works, which reports or imagines the speech Socrates delivered in his defense at his trial.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
There’s also a spacious closet off the bathroom, which one imagines the future West Village girl who gets the place will need for all of her Reformation and Brandy Melville bags.
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 12 Jan. 2026
Having learned the instrument by ear, the Ohio native re-imagines it for modern Western music by seizing the energy, abandon and soulfulness with which it’s associated in African settings.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
The Market as a Workplace Ben Hur imagines a stock market that feels less distant and more like a breathing professional arena for those who meet high standards of discipline and risk management.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
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As the president envisions it, the group would comprise world leaders, with him as its chairman.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The creative team envisions the short film as a proof of concept for a potential television series.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Alex LeBrun, cofounder of medical scribe startup Nabla who LeCun hired to be the CEO of Advanced Machine Intelligence, thinks the startup’s new AI models could start to roll out in a year, with healthcare a major focus area.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Liu thinks of warm minimalism as a lighter expression of traditional design, one that follows core principles but pares back selections.—
Mary Grace Granados
Special Contributor,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Yet his rhetoric assumes that Jewish identity is synonymous with privilege, that Jewish concerns are secondary — or suspect.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The literary record assumes the same.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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Opgenhaffen sees particular opportunity in modernizing the traditional South Asian eye look — updating the classic coal liner with plum shades and browns that can transition from day to evening.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Downs says maintenance issues are what his crew sees the most.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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This is doubly useful because the therapist can inspect what the AI actually said and compare that to what the client believes the AI indicated.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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As robots move closer to human environments, Microsoft believes adaptability will define their success.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The panel picks up on the baseball-heavy clues, and guesses accordingly.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The team or person who guesses the most songs correctly wins.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Sparkd conceives personalized workout programs at the gym based on markers, including balancing and motor skills, and dual-task performance.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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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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Metinvest considers human capital as important as advanced technologies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Mona El-Ghobashy considers new books by postcolonial studies scholar Haidar Eid and journalist Mohammed Omer Almoghayer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Imagines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagines. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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