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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
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Like the assignment by the man’s most brilliant student or the Oedipus trilogy, which was performed in Athens’s outdoor theaters in the fifth century BCE, Helen of Nowhere will end up transforming the man at its center beyond his imagining.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Parsons was already deeply enmeshed in imagining, and visualizing, strange new worlds online.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
The most tangible example is the Magic Pointer, a re-imagining of the cursor.
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Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
The classical re-imagining of Mellon Collie was unveiled last November at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
Full Moon isn’t all force; in Brandy’s imagining, the record would serve as an exploration of an entire relationship, and fittingly the love songs here shine.
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Jackson Howard,
Pitchfork,
29 Mar. 2026
Article continues below Maul is a dirtier, grungier imagining of the Star Wars universe, leaning into the darker moments of shows like The Clone Wars and Rebels.
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Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
An important way of preventing harm is by crash-testing best ideas about AI applications and openly imagining the worst things that can happen.
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Dipesh Navsaria,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Brock Akil did a similar exercise while writing, imagining the entire story through the eyes of flawed secondary characters.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
29 June 2026
As the search continued, humorous posts imagining where Gracie might show up next spread across social media.
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Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
The productivity gains are immediately obvious, and leaders quickly begin imagining how much more efficient customer success could become.
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Abhishek Yadav,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Minions & Monsters nods to the Academy snubs with a recurring gag imagining a Minion director receiving a Golden Banana trophy.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Hominins have been making stone tools for at least 3 million years, but anthropologists and animal behavior researchers still put tool-making in a different category of behavior than, say, painting a cave wall or imagining an afterlife.
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ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
For her, however, the most meaningful response is imagining how her grandmother would have reacted to all the attention.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Noun
The process of imagining, crafting and playing has become just as important as the finished structures themselves.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Like the assignment by the man’s most brilliant student or the Oedipus trilogy, which was performed in Athens’s outdoor theaters in the fifth century BCE, Helen of Nowhere will end up transforming the man at its center beyond his imagining.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Parsons was already deeply enmeshed in imagining, and visualizing, strange new worlds online.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
The most tangible example is the Magic Pointer, a re-imagining of the cursor.
—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
The classical re-imagining of Mellon Collie was unveiled last November at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago.
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2026
Full Moon isn’t all force; in Brandy’s imagining, the record would serve as an exploration of an entire relationship, and fittingly the love songs here shine.
—
Jackson Howard,
Pitchfork,
29 Mar. 2026
Article continues below Maul is a dirtier, grungier imagining of the Star Wars universe, leaning into the darker moments of shows like The Clone Wars and Rebels.
—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
Designers have already sketched their answers for WWD, imagining everything from grand couture ballgowns to more unexpected takes on the singer’s bridal era.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 July 2026
An important way of preventing harm is by crash-testing best ideas about AI applications and openly imagining the worst things that can happen.
—
Dipesh Navsaria,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
Brock Akil did a similar exercise while writing, imagining the entire story through the eyes of flawed secondary characters.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 June 2026
As the search continued, humorous posts imagining where Gracie might show up next spread across social media.
—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
The productivity gains are immediately obvious, and leaders quickly begin imagining how much more efficient customer success could become.
—
Abhishek Yadav,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Minions & Monsters nods to the Academy snubs with a recurring gag imagining a Minion director receiving a Golden Banana trophy.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
Hominins have been making stone tools for at least 3 million years, but anthropologists and animal behavior researchers still put tool-making in a different category of behavior than, say, painting a cave wall or imagining an afterlife.
—
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
For her, however, the most meaningful response is imagining how her grandmother would have reacted to all the attention.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagining
Noun
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Germ theory also emerged in the late 1800s, in which scientists discovered that germs caused disease.
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The two budding geniuses would sit in Charles’ apartment for hours, talking music theory and analyzing records, though Jones’s curiosity occasionally exhausted Charles.
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Jiang gradually assembled the property parcel by parcel before envisioning it as a residential community.
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After hearing friends’ experiences and recognizing her own lingering fear, Bounds began envisioning a prevention product with herself — and women like her — in mind.
Verb
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Going into my 18th year of teaching, my biggest goal is re-creating that experience of thinking critically for oneself and studying literature through a critical lens.
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Nearby, Mariana Roufett packed boxes of humanitarian aid while thinking about her childhood friend and her family, who remain missing.
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Competitive Wordle Score The Wordle Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me.
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Once the model is built, it can be used to take a scene constructed by artists and tweak it, making the physics look realistic — not by modeling the physics, but by guessing at them based on absorbing an incredibly large dataset of real-world footage.
Noun
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Here is a brief overview and judgement calls of several garden insects that challenge our assumptions about who belongs in which column.
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As with any heat metric, calculating the heat index involves making some assumptions about the person and the conditions around them.
Verb
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Denim and Chambray Most can’t imagine Stewart’s style without picturing some form of denim at the forefront.
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When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal with immense speed, sharp teeth or deadly venom.
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After spending the entire film believing that killing Krem will finally bring her peace, Ruthye is forced to confront whether vengeance will actually heal her — or simply continue the cycle of violence.
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Both leaders prioritized people, believing that caring for employees leads to exceptional customer and patient service.
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The rule was created assuming that could mean harm or illness, and not in-party fighting.
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For the past few years, conversations around AI adoption have centered around access to tools, assuming technology alone would drive transformation.
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“Imagining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagining. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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