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as in diviners
one who predicts future events or developments
according to Greek myth, Cassandra was a visionary who was endowed with the gift of inerrant prophecy but fated to never be believed
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as in dreamers
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
19th-century visionaries who founded short-lived communities in which everyone was supposed to live in perfect peace and harmony
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Recent Examples of visionaries
What’s missing right now are visionaries reimagining how AI might positively transform human existence, even our spiritual lives.
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Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
AfroTech lit up Houston with appearances from Juvenile, Stacey Abrams, and Angela Rye, while TIME100 Next honored rising global visionaries like Nomzamo Mbatha and Teyana Taylor.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2017, Garavani was also inducted into the American Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame, becoming the first European fashion designer to receive the honor, which recognizes visionaries and achievers across various fields.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Since 1990, Glamour has honored the world’s most extraordinary women—trailblazers, rule breakers, visionaries, and champions who have defined each year.
—Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
The last couple decades have been lousy with bearded musical visionaries.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Our Guild is built on the backs of storytellers, visionaries and fierce advocates for the creative and economic rights of our members.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, this award celebrates visionaries — artists who break barriers, redefine standards and leave an indelible mark on the music industry.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, car engines are more powerful than ever, which is a testament to the visionaries who worked hard to realize them.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
AfroTech lit up Houston with appearances from Juvenile, Stacey Abrams, and Angela Rye, while TIME100 Next honored rising global visionaries like Nomzamo Mbatha and Teyana Taylor.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 3 Nov. 2025
In 2017, Garavani was also inducted into the American Academy of Achievement Hall of Fame, becoming the first European fashion designer to receive the honor, which recognizes visionaries and achievers across various fields.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Since 1990, Glamour has honored the world’s most extraordinary women—trailblazers, rule breakers, visionaries, and champions who have defined each year.
—Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
The last couple decades have been lousy with bearded musical visionaries.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Our Guild is built on the backs of storytellers, visionaries and fierce advocates for the creative and economic rights of our members.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Furthermore, this award celebrates visionaries — artists who break barriers, redefine standards and leave an indelible mark on the music industry.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, car engines are more powerful than ever, which is a testament to the visionaries who worked hard to realize them.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visionaries
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Our country has been built by immigrants, refugees, dreamers and fighters—people who came here driven by hope and the belief that a better life was possible.—
Grace Meng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The trail traces nearly 100 miles of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, a route that once carried traders, settlers, and dreamers westward during America’s frontier expansion.—
Erin Gifford,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The prophets of biblical Israel demand justice and care for the stranger, widow, and orphan.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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And by the end of the week, forecasters predict meaningful rain chances.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Nov. 2025
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Space weather forecasters are reviewing new coronograph imagery from NASA's SOHO and STEREO spacecraft to determine its speed and trajectory.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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By contrast, contemporary techno-futurists like Musk lead powerful multinational corporations that influence economies and cultures across the globe.—
Sonja Fritzsche,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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The same corporate event planners who used to book futurists with hologram slide decks are now on the hunt for celebrity performers who can yank an audience out of its AI stupor for ten electrifying minutes.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Visionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visionaries. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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