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
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  • Kingbull’s sale starts August 20, and for riders already tired of thinking about parking, buses, and short car trips, these four models are at least worth a closer look.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than dominating the conversation, hear what your team is thinking.
    — Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • Coming off a season in which the Group of 5 sent two teams to the College Football Playoff, predicting what will happen in 2026 is more difficult than ever.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Analysts who spoke to ABC News acknowledged the difficulty in predicting when the most severe effects of the ballooning debt may materialize but warned that regardless of the answer, the current trajectory is unsustainable.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicting
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  • Carr and Konkoly would wire everyone up with EEG, perform their lucid-dreaming protocol, and let people drift off.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Consumers are signing up for premium credit cards, earning points through everyday spending and dreaming about using those points for aspirational travel.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 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
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  • The Netflix documentary takes viewers through the history of the series, beginning with Banks first conceiving the idea with the help of Ken Mok, who co-executive-produced the show with her and also took part in the docuseries.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Doctors estimate the odds of conceiving spontaneous identical quadruplets at roughly 1 in 15 million.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026
Definition of conceiving
Verb
  • Nuñez gave up a home run to Mike Yastrzemski in the seventh, and Austin Riley followed with one of his own, ultimately dooming the Mets.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dooming
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  • Many are dissatisfied with democracy, perceiving participation as mere consultation without consequence.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Yet American students and scholars flocked in droves to theory, perceiving in its recondite abstractions a thrilling new way of understanding the world—even, some believed, of changing it.
    — Emily Eakin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of perceiving
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