preconceives

Definition of preconceivesnext
present tense third-person singular of preconceive
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Verb
  • Everybody thinks this man had a heart attack, or some preëxisting condition.
    Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
  • The possibility of uncertain thought, where the speed of the pen outruns the fine control in the effort to write as fast as one thinks, and one gains a productive illegibility.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • To this day, the chef still dreams about her grandmother’s kosher spaghetti and meatballs — served with soft, squishy white bread.
    Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • Every company dreams of one day having a space of its own.
    Glenn Davis, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
Verb
  • Isaac prays to God on her behalf, God answers the prayer, and Rebekah conceives.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Ilyich perceives that his family regards his suffering only as an inconvenience to them.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
  • The nervous system perceives and processes both stress and pain.
    Danielle Wilhour, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • Near the end of the piece, Amodei imagines a scenario in which AI has rendered the current economic system irrelevant.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • When the dreams start bleeding into real life, Charlie — who fancies himself an amateur detective — convinces his brother and friends to investigate Lorcan’s mysterious origins, a thread that soon unravels an entire secret fantasy world kept under wraps by the elders of the island.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
  • And Ripi fancies itself as a disruptor.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Immediately, Stagg clashes with Krick over forecasting methodology – Krick predicts clear skies for an ideal invasion morning, but Stagg differs strongly.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • The report also predicts even more enrollment decline in the years to come.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • The group also suspects consumers will ultimately pay the price for EA’s additional debt, as the gaming giant could continue to double down on in-game purchases — a pain point for some gamers — to help bolster company finances.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is demanding the release of four Iranians detained by Kuwait, which suspects them of trying to infiltrate the Persian Gulf nation.
    Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
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“Preconceives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceives. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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