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as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
a vision of the future that no other film director had ever created
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as in eyesight
the ability to see
the bright light temporarily robbed me of vision
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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
believed he'd seen a vision of his mother
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
a company president with the long-range vision that his firm needs to survive in the global economy
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
visioned her idea of the perfect meal
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Recent Examples of vision
Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Part of the Beyond Green collection, the property was founded on a vision of preserving the land, wildlife, and nomadic culture and traditions of Mongolia’s people.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
Landscape architect Christine Wilson of Copley Wolff Design Group created a conceptual design for the pocket park using community input, including through a site visit and a visioning workshop with nearby residents in the fall of 2018.
—John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
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Noun
His vision for product innovation was unparalleled.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
Part of the Beyond Green collection, the property was founded on a vision of preserving the land, wildlife, and nomadic culture and traditions of Mongolia’s people.
—Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
Verb
But Korff won’t hold off for the city’s visioning effort to be completed.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
Landscape architect Christine Wilson of Copley Wolff Design Group created a conceptual design for the pocket park using community input, including through a site visit and a visioning workshop with nearby residents in the fall of 2018.
—John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vision
Noun
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Being from New York, it’s always been a dream of mine to play professionally here.—
Jenn Nelson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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There are still a handful of dream sequences and surreal interludes that seem to want to underscore the show’s deep psychological curiosity, and its unwillingness to be an easy watch.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
Noun
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The simulator also blocked Earth’s magnetic field, forcing the moths to try to navigate in the simulation by their eyesight alone.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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Plus, the animals have difficulty seeing traps laid for them because of their poor eyesight.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 June 2025
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But the 2025 apparition of Mars has been one of the poorer and more distant ones in the planet's 15-to-17-year cycle of oppositions near and far.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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There also might be a few Netflix apparitions, like the would-be Nancy Meyers comeback rom-com.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The White House has not officially addressed the vision behind the redecoration or the providence of some of the decor.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The internationalisation of the awards season has been on full display in recent years, both in terms of foreign language movie success, voter makeup and the providence of these films.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Gerstle always tries to tease out how someone imagines using their outdoor space over the long term, and create a full design plan that incorporates each area.—
Lexi Dwyer,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2025
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In a visual narrative medium (a play, a film, a TV show) everything a character thinks, feels, believes, remembers, imagines, the audience must infer from what the actor is doing with body and face and voice.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Noun
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The entire spectacle is, of course, a line-of-sight illusion — all three objects extremely far from each other.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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And if anyone was naive enough to imagine the U.S.-led tournament in 2026 would be free of such political baggage, then surely the increasingly public proximity of the Trump-Infantino relationship has dispelled those illusions.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Keep an eye out for wilting leaves, and check the soil for dryness.—
Karen Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
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Keep an eye out for New Year’s deals, Memorial Day, Labor Day (September 1, 2025), and International Women’s Day, all of which usually come with limited-time discounts on trending styles.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
23 June 2025
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The supernatural thriller sees a woman return from death as a vindictive spirit to torment her adulterous husband.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Although modern historians still debate the exact details of his role, Craig’s life story captures the entrepreneurial spirit, religious fervor, and frontier innovation that shaped early America and led to the creation of one of the world’s finest spirits.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vision. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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