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1
as in envisioning
to form a mental picture of
she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined
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as in thinking
to have as an opinion
I imagine that's true, but you still have to prove it
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as in guessing
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 imagining
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The man stands just beyond a vivid swirl of similarly unclothed American Indians with discolored bodies, a jarring imagining of the senseless violence and disease that ravaged the Ohlone people, who first settled in the coastal Northern California land that now comprises much of the Bay Area.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
James Gunn’s re-imagining of the Superman story is the first live-action movie to set Metropolis in Delaware.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Charlie Brooker has built a TV writing career imagining ways in which technology will disrupt human life, and now the Black Mirror creator has voiced anxiety about how AI will change writing processes.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Visionary – for imagining future scenarios and leading ahead of the curve.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Green’s photographs capture not just the heaviness of choice, but the joy of imagining different lives.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
And imagining a world without our complexities and maladies was spirit expanding.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s been so many examples through the years of filmmakers planting all these seeds or proposing these big universes and imagining these big slates that never end up going anywhere.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
The design process included imagining the indoors and outdoors coming together, Bookhout said.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Show cars allow designers to push those boundaries, imagining what a further off tomorrow would look like, often with exaggerated proportions and materials that would likely never make their way into a mass production model.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
So why waste all that precious time and energy imagining worst-case scenarios?
—Angela Haupt, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
The songs arise from the all time he’s spent alone, reading Flannery O’Connor and catching Terence Malick’s Badlands (another imagining of the Starkweather-Fugate saga) on TV.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The man stands just beyond a vivid swirl of similarly unclothed American Indians with discolored bodies, a jarring imagining of the senseless violence and disease that ravaged the Ohlone people, who first settled in the coastal Northern California land that now comprises much of the Bay Area.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
James Gunn’s re-imagining of the Superman story is the first live-action movie to set Metropolis in Delaware.
—Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
Charlie Brooker has built a TV writing career imagining ways in which technology will disrupt human life, and now the Black Mirror creator has voiced anxiety about how AI will change writing processes.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
War stories have acquired even greater momentum since railroads and military staff colleges emerged in the late nineteenth century, when states committed themselves to the business of planning—a serious work that nevertheless entails playing war games and imagining scenarios.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Visionary – for imagining future scenarios and leading ahead of the curve.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
Green’s photographs capture not just the heaviness of choice, but the joy of imagining different lives.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
And imagining a world without our complexities and maladies was spirit expanding.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s been so many examples through the years of filmmakers planting all these seeds or proposing these big universes and imagining these big slates that never end up going anywhere.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
The design process included imagining the indoors and outdoors coming together, Bookhout said.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Show cars allow designers to push those boundaries, imagining what a further off tomorrow would look like, often with exaggerated proportions and materials that would likely never make their way into a mass production model.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
So why waste all that precious time and energy imagining worst-case scenarios?
—Angela Haupt, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagining
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The special explores theories about why the thieves targeted specific displays, who orchestrated this brazen operation and which fatal flaws in their plan ultimately led to their capture.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The showgirl theory also holds in that fashion diapers seem to have taken off almost only among celebrities.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Jones’ campaign came under intense fire early last month, when his 2022 texts envisioning violence against a GOP political opponent were published by National Review.—
Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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And as the winner-take-all play that would decide Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium unfolded, Geno Smith’s eyes got big, envisioning a dramatic game-winning pass to an old, reliable friend.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Typing becomes editing, not thinking.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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And not thinking there were going to be a point of anything.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The 28-year-old didn’t leave commenters guessing too long.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
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The end result — essentially the hottest FaceTime ever — leaves viewers guessing who will be next to pick up the phone.—
Ana Calderone,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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That assumption can result in models that may perform well in testing but flop when they’re actually used in the real world.—
Kathleen Walch,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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The findings contrast with the traditional assumption that coffee promotes unhealthy heart rhythms, according to the study.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Instead of picturing a style in her head or printing a 2D version for clients, Koop and other Alta users can look through lifelike representations of wardrobe pieces.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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For someone like me, who has trouble picturing things that are not immediately in front of her, watching people run up the hill was illuminating.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The movie follows the irrepressible leader, who espoused gender and social equality while believing herself to be the female incarnation of Christ.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some people even swam across the mile-wide river, or walked across its ice in winter, believing that freedom and opportunity awaited them on the other side.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As a result, Kansas City will rely on Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt to continue sharing the load in the offensive backfield down the stretch of the season and into the playoffs -- assuming the Chiefs earn a place there come January.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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And that’s assuming that China, already Saudi’s biggest trade partner, doesn’t also look to partner with the kingdom on its metals ambitions and play spoiler to the West’s goal of creating an alternative.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Imagining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagining. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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