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
  • So reasoning traces, the very things that supposedly distinguish LRMs from the mere next-word-predicting LLMs, are not necessarily either meaningful or causal to a model’s … reasoning?
    — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • Romo’s acumen for predicting game play drew notice almost immediately, and lent new polish to a broadcast that has been around since the days of Brent Musburger and Pat Summerall.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of predicting
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  • That means dreaming about Black liberation, not as an impossibility but as something that will come to fruition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Keegan made Newcastle dream and pre-season is made for dreaming (just forget today’s result).
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 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
  • She’s lost Luke to Kronos, dooming them to fight on opposing sides of a war dividing the demigods.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • 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
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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