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imagining

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verb

present participle of imagine
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Recent Examples of imagining
Verb
People in different countries rank their happiness by imagining a ladder with 10 steps. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025 There are two ways of imagining the future of DNA data storage. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025 This flips the script from learning about existing AI to imagining its future impact. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Yet the movie—under the guidance of its directors and producers—just can’t be bothered to do any of that imagining itself. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2025 The study, which was funded by the National Institute of Health and published in the scientific journal Cell on March 6, states that the man — who had a stroke years earlier and cannot speak or move — was able to hold, move and drop objects just by imagining himself doing so. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025 The production was able to retrofit many of the original mall storefronts and kiosks, imagining how a misfit band of robots might use the space. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2025 The helmer takes even greater pleasure imagining Nancy’s dreams, where Cave is free to get radically expressionistic while also planting red herrings. Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025 Like Alon Shaya’s Safta restaurants, Mutra is about imagining different ways that an Israeli grandma might throw down. Andy Wang, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagining
Noun
  • By cultivating a multitude of such microbial habitats, the researchers can compare them and develop theories of how ecological communities work.
    Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
  • Lewis links our veneration of individual genius to the popularity of the Great Man theory of history.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • While established players often tout the breadth of their offerings, nimble and focused cybersecurity solutions are more likely to win the trust of forward-thinking CISOs and enterprises.
    James Winebrenner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Those waking up without snow shouldn’t celebrate prematurely, thinking the storm might have missed them.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • There has been plenty of speculation about UCLA, with the second personnel director guessing that’ll be the destination.
    Antonio Morales, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Wearing a dress with a print that includes white can often leave people guessing.
    Maria Ward, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those pages are a garbled mess, and Thomas spends much of them starting from the assumption that his conclusions are true.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2025
  • However, that was based on the assumption that the district would receive $300 million in additional funding from the state or the city, which hasn’t materialized.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Economists are warning that the risk of a recession is rising nationally — one believing the chances are now as high as 70% in the next 12 months — with Connecticut all but certain to get caught up in any downturn.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Writers report keeping first drafts entirely AI-free, believing this preserves their unique voice and creative thinking abilities.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, Representative Newt Gingrich from Georgia was already in ascent, assuming the position of House Minority Whip in March 1989.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of assuming what people want or need, AI and machine learning analyze actual data and recommend alternatives based on individual situations.
    Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But 63% of respondents rated call spoofing among their top five challenges in outbound voice and the second most common hypothesis as to why existing customers are not answering calls.
    James Garvert, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Oddly enough, a different kind of neutrino, called a tau neutrino, is one hypothesis that some scientists have put forth as the cause of the anomalous signals.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Saint Alphonsus is still seeing some sporadic RSV cases and typical COVID cases for this time of year, Kitamura said.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In particular, health districts and hospitals are seeing more flu and pertussis, known as whooping cough.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 5 Jan. 2025

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