preconceiving

verb

present participle of preconceive
1
as in prejudging

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2
as in thinking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceiving
  1. prejudging
  2. thinking
  3. predicting
  4. dreaming
  5. predetermining
  6. conceiving
  7. dooming
  8. perceiving
Verb
  • Referees are charged with employing strict impartiality, but at the same time are expected to be more forgiving of offenders who are ‘not that kind of player’ while not prejudging those with reputations, however well deserved.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Reporting that the 15 member schools have already decided that Texas Tech shouldn’t play Sorsby could be construed as prejudging Texas Tech and failing to honor the procedural safeguards guaranteed by the bylaws.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of prejudging
Verb
  • As the home team took their victory lap and residents rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their team, Tong, the dentist from Baoding, looked crestfallen, but was already thinking to the next season.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Instead of lobbying for the law, Congress should be thinking about reforming, if not repealing, it.
    — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • Apple recently increased prices across its Mac, iPad, HomePod, AppleTV, and Vision Pro product lines, with analysts predicting increases for its flagship iPhone lineup as well.
    — Srikanth Jagabathula, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • That shift from reporting to predicting is what will earn HR a seat at the table where real business decisions are made and HR moves from a support function to a business driver.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of predicting
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  • And after a season that has teetered between disappointing and disastrous, maybe dreaming is exactly what this franchise needs.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • That changes what is worth dreaming about, which is perhaps why some of the ideas attracting capital right now seem far-fetched.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of dreaming
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  • The scheme involved pitchers allegedly predetermining the results of prop bets, as outlined in a 23-page indictment unsealed in November.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Definition of predetermining
Verb
  • Doctors estimate the odds of conceiving spontaneous identical quadruplets at roughly 1 in 15 million.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026
  • The best intentions absolutely go out the window, for almost any writer, when faced with the reality of conceiving an entire world; what to include, what to cut, what is absolutely necessary and what can be left in an older draft.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of conceiving
Verb
  • Is the party genuinely rebuilding itself or are progressives dooming the Dems for what could have been a midterm rout?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • This evidence is considered among the most important to both sides, potentially either dooming OpenAI as an infringer or exonerating its chatbot technology as a transformative fair use of news sites’ content.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Definition of dooming
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  • The outcome of future conflicts will hinge on accurately perceiving reality amidst GPS denial and growing electronic illusions.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Sam always found this really interesting line of being very truthful of what is going on behind closed doors in a generation, but then also pushing the boundaries on how people are used to perceiving or digesting certain topics.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
Definition of perceiving
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