preconceives

Definition of preconceivesnext
present tense third-person singular of preconceive

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Verb
  • Bill Maher thinks the bridge between him and Jimmy Kimmel might be burned for good.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Celestin thinks the trend will continue as Black voters start to realize where their goals align with the Republican Party.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Making his Olympic debut, Niklas dreams of winning his own and inspiring the next generation.
    Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Billed as being in the spirit of Cars and Planes, the story revolves around the titular Tudy, an intrepid young lifeboat who dreams of adventures on the high seas but is held back by her father, the Admiral, who is still haunted by the loss of his wife.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Once these precedents are established, the targets can be anyone the Administration perceives as its enemy.
    Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
  • True autonomy demands a fundamentally different approach — a unified system that perceives, decides, and acts with the entire body at once.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The commercial imagines what Jurassic Park might've looked like if the island had been powered by Xfinity's reliable Wi-Fi network.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The historical fiction imagines the Mexican and American armies fighting for control of the West — part myth, fact and fiction spanning the past and present.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Gronk makes his game prediction Boise State may be coming into Saturday’s game as an underdog by over a touchdown, but Gronkowski fancies the Broncos’ chances.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • If this trend continues, one geneticist predicts that humans could someday live as long as 150 years, based on growing research in biological aging and rejuvenation.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And research firm Gartner published a report this week that predicts 50% of companies that cut customer service staff due to AI will rehire workers to perform similar tasks, but under different titles, by 2027.
    John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Lisa Simon, chief economist at Revelio Labs, which collects and analyzes public labor market data, also suspects that some companies are pointing to their use of AI to rationalize layoffs.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • McGuire, the University of Utah chief resident, suspects some of the hype comes down to pop science podcasting and its business model.
    Sara Talpos — Undark, STAT, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Preconceives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceives. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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