preconceiving

Definition of preconceivingnext
present participle of preconceive
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  • In July 2021, Marshall proposed to Moody at Property Brothers star Drew Scott's home, where Moody had arrived thinking that the two were going to be shooting a show about dinner guests, according to Just Jared, which had exclusive photos of the engagement at the time.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For years, people have streamed high-resolution video without thinking about the tech behind it.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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  • Life imitating art By the time Artemis astronauts begin assembling a real foothold at the Moon’s south pole, the blueprint will feel oddly familiar, at least to those sim addicts who have been dreaming of a functional moon colony for decades now.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Logan’s script seems intent on making the case that Michael was simply a big kid, frequently cutting to him leafing through his beloved Peter Pan books, dreaming that Neverland is a real place, adoring animals (not his pets!
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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  • On Polymarket, three accounts earned $600,000 by correctly predicting the exact time of the Iranian ceasefire.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • As the 2026 hurricane season approaches, forecasters are predicting a quieter Atlantic with fewer storms.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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  • The next and crucial step would be conceiving of and setting up power-generating utilities to light buildings and make machines and factories run.
    Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The married couple teamed as creative partners on the unique project with Sagal credited as conceiving the concept and leading it while Sutter is handling the book and staging.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
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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
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  • Kepler devoted much of his career to figuring out optics, and was arguably the first scientific thinker to articulate the difference between seeing and perceiving.
    Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The newly-sighted get better at perceiving differences in color, shape, and size — even if they were treated for their congenital cataracts after years of blindness—but not so much at spotting differences in shading or contours.
    Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • If that’s true, then the YIMBY activists pushing for zoning reforms around the country are making a terrible mistake, dooming themselves to repeating California’s failed experiment.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Just more than a minute after ignition, the ruptured booster caused the shuttle’s giant external fuel tank to explode, tearing the vehicle to pieces over the ocean and dooming all seven astronauts.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Like imagining myself as a character in a novel, for example.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
  • For parents, that also means imagining a different life for their kids.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Preconceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceiving. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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