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as in prejudging
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as in thinking
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceiving
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The mindset is unbalanced, with too many players thinking about attacking play rather than anticipating danger.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026 -
That spot closed after a couple of years, but Rodriguez never stopped thinking about barbecue.—
Connie Ogle
April 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Kundrat, who was also a receiver for the Porters’ football team the last two seasons, grew up dreaming of playing collegiate and professional hockey.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fans are dreaming of Barbara Eden's skincare secrets.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) released its latest forecast for the mosquito season, predicting a slow start before a spike in early July.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Jackie made lots and lots of money predicting the weather, erecting things, or playing the numbers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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When conceiving the design, the fashion mogul was inspired by the ship’s existing architecture, as well as its port of calls during the winter and summer seasons.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
6 Apr. 2026
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But her commitment to spiritual motherhood did not stop her from thinking seriously about conceiving, bearing, and birthing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 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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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
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Reading, a way of perceiving ideas through the eyes of others, increases empathy and community, noted one professor.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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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
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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
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Looking at a neck and imagining the scales and seeing the notes that work on the neck is more of an intellectual exercise.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The robot’s not imagining, thinking, and planning the way traditional robotics with hand coding used to do.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Preconceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preconceiving. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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