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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
One of our last great visionaries is gone.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
This group comprises public company CEOs and technology visionaries, many of whom previously guided Cloud 100 alumni to success.
—Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Leaders Shaping the Future of AI to spotlight leaders, innovators, and visionaries shaping the future of artificial intelligence, including those featured on the 2025 TIME100 AI list, on October 13th in San Francisco.
—Time Pr, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Perhaps someone can hold a giant conference there, to think up the new models of city governance that elude today’s would-be urban visionaries.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Future of Filmmaking Is Human-Driven No matter how far AI advances, film production will always be driven by visionaries with stories to tell.
—Bogdan Nesvit, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
These visionaries are shaping the future through transformative ideas, groundbreaking technologies, and a commitment to making a positive impact on their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
These are exactly the types of development that Montgomery Ward, (Daniel) Burnham and generations of Chicago’s civic visionaries have worked to keep off our beloved lakefront.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
Launched by the culture-moving visionaries at Framework, The Spotlight is a 300 capacity gem in the heart of Hollywood – and the home of Simon Says, LA’s don’t-miss LGBTQ+-inclusive dance party.
—Danny Klein, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2024
Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
This group comprises public company CEOs and technology visionaries, many of whom previously guided Cloud 100 alumni to success.
—Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Leaders Shaping the Future of AI to spotlight leaders, innovators, and visionaries shaping the future of artificial intelligence, including those featured on the 2025 TIME100 AI list, on October 13th in San Francisco.
—Time Pr, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Perhaps someone can hold a giant conference there, to think up the new models of city governance that elude today’s would-be urban visionaries.
—Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Future of Filmmaking Is Human-Driven No matter how far AI advances, film production will always be driven by visionaries with stories to tell.
—Bogdan Nesvit, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
These visionaries are shaping the future through transformative ideas, groundbreaking technologies, and a commitment to making a positive impact on their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
These are exactly the types of development that Montgomery Ward, (Daniel) Burnham and generations of Chicago’s civic visionaries have worked to keep off our beloved lakefront.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 Dec. 2024
Launched by the culture-moving visionaries at Framework, The Spotlight is a 300 capacity gem in the heart of Hollywood – and the home of Simon Says, LA’s don’t-miss LGBTQ+-inclusive dance party.
—Danny Klein, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visionaries
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Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Continue To Dream At the heart of every nonprofit is a desire for transformative change—a testament to the dreamers and visionaries who brave challenges in pursuit of a better world.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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As a Pentecostal movement, the denomination teaches that God speaks through modern spiritual leaders to call out hypocrisy and injustice, much like the prophets of the Old Testament.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
4 Aug. 2025
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Dangerous conditions from the building swells will be concentrated along the eastern shores of the islands, forecasters said.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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For severe weather information this weekend in Kentucky, see what NWS forecasters say here.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 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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Now, however, Silicon Valley venture capitalists, futurists, East Coast entrepreneurs, and pronatalists — who fear falling birth rates pose an existential threat to the human race — are eager to push the technology forward.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Visionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visionaries. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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