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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
  • Super radical, complete break from anything that the physicists had been thinking about or mathematicians had been thinking about.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Customers accidentally wandered in, thinking the restaurant was already open.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • Its relevance does not depend on predicting the price of ether or treating blockchain as a replacement for conventional finance.
    — Karen Koehler, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026
  • With an identity graph in place, the next move is to turn the data into intelligence, predicting which audiences to talk to and when, on which channels, with which creative.
    — Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of predicting
Verb
  • Connington has spent years dreaming about a field where England’s best players have performed.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Critical to healthy brain functioning is a dreaming state of unconsciousness called Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep.
    — Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • 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
  • On the 377-foot Ahpo, Venetian designer Nuvolari Lenard went a step further, conceiving the Lürssen around wellness for extended cruising.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Plaintiffs sought information identifying people involved in conceiving, creating, and carrying out the fund.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of conceiving
Verb
  • The implicit villain in that critique was Senator Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who refused to go along with changing the Senate rules, dooming many of Biden’s legislative ambitions.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of dooming
Verb
  • Here’s what to know—and why consumers may be perceiving a greater number of outbreaks than usual, despite what the data shows.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Many are dissatisfied with democracy, perceiving participation as mere consultation without consequence.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of perceiving
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“Preconceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceiving. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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