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visioning

verb

present participle of vision

as in imagining

to form a mental picture of visioned her idea of the perfect meal

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Many people spend years imagining exactly what retirement will look like.

— Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The film begins with the religious question of whether young Ilyas is allowed to shave the bristles on his upper lip, leading to a consistent self-consciousness, which appears (and re-appears) as Ilyas imagining extreme close-ups of hair and skin.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026

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Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
The moon is the new go-to destination in space, with NASA envisioning a stampede of robotic craft over the next several years to form the foundation for a sustainable lunar base.

— Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

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What to read next To have any realistic chance of seeing the northern lights during the eclipse, Earth would need to be in the grip of a severe geomagnetic storm.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
People who live in Palo Alto are probably used to seeing a driverless car quietly humming around on the street, but in middle America, many have never seen this kind of thing in practice.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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Here is how to watch or listen to the Royals’ six games this week as fans will be California dreaming.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026
A lot of times, the job involves dreaming about the next possibility while also sometimes being met with the possibility that your best days are behind you.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of dreaming

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Rose is now in southeast Asia, but after picturing what customs would say, Mystic stayed back with her mother-in-law.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Where to Eat and Drink The Salt Lick BBQ is likely what many out-of-state visitors imagine when picturing Central Texas-style barbecue—and its backstory is just as flavorful as its brisket.

— Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

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