as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind
there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene
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Recent Examples of mind's eye
A lot of the hobby's allure involves getting to see things with the mind's eye, Beltz said.
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Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
This is the kind of seeing that's done with the mind's eye.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Their mind's eye is blank.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
Many fans remember the final Packers game at County Stadium, captured in their mind's eye by Brett Favre's diving touchdown in the final 10 seconds to lift the Packers past Atlanta.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
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Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
This is the kind of seeing that's done with the mind's eye.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
Their mind's eye is blank.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
Many fans remember the final Packers game at County Stadium, captured in their mind's eye by Brett Favre's diving touchdown in the final 10 seconds to lift the Packers past Atlanta.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
See All Example Sentences for mind's eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind's eye
Noun
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Today your thoughts are warm, friendly and generous.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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Just a thought from the son of someone who helped deal with this issue one of the last times the Bears threatened to head east.—
Bill Quinlan,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps its incorporation of vogue ideas dazzles critics who might otherwise discern its awfulness (Amazon’s Transparent).—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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While Moore and her friend ran through some ideas, her son picked up a camera, began taking pictures, and directed them to strike certain poses.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Employees at one of these newer concepts, Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings, fold untold dozens in front of customers.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2026
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But there are indeed upsides to living in New England during deep winter, one being the chance to amp up the hygge — the Danish term (pronounced hue-gah) for their concept of cultivating coziness.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This contradictory effect creates the impression that Cutting Corners weighs next to nothing when seen from one viewpoint yet from another feels incredibly heavy.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Freshman outfielder Dylan Dubovik has made an impression, too.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At six foot four inches and weighing 415 pounds, the contemporary Onosato is more in line with the average Westerner’s conception of a sumo wrestler.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Another is a new conception of the public.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The B vitamin, while often touted as a hair growth miracle, has little scientific evidence to support this notion; that said, biotin has been shown to add hydration to dry hair, leaving it bouncy, shiny, and soft.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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But unfortunately for expressway drivers everywhere, that notion didn’t last.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Mind's eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%27s%20eye. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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