as in imagining
to form a mental picture of
visioned her idea of the perfect meal
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So Andersen arrived, imagining that the children would adore him and his work the way Danish children did.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026 -
Though Savage’s silence is shocking in the context of imagining these people all working together as children, blocking someone’s number is not an inherently violent action.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Vergne will be in charge of overseeing the museum’s public programming, exhibitions and artistic direction, as well as strengthening relationships with international partner institutions and re-envisioning the museum’s curatorial scope.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 June 2026
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But Rose and the Knicks valued Bridges’ fit, envisioning him as another defensive stopper and as a dangerous 3-point shooter and slasher to further open up the Knicks’ offense.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2026
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Quick hits Cornerback Chau Smith-Wade, who is seeing time at safety, blitzed Pickett for a would-be sack during 11-on-11 work.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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This is inevitably a book by a human about how humans—the makers of art and its viewers—understand the dog seeing in relation to our species.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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An hour earlier, George had walked through the tropical forest, day dreaming.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The wedding — and especially Cassie and Nate’s dance, as Cassie melts down on the day she’s spent her life dreaming of, having learned about the deep financial hole Nate is in — must have felt especially layered.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal with immense speed, sharp teeth or deadly venom.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Cognitive shuffling, by contrast, gives the brain just enough to do—coming up with a word, holding a letter, generating items, picturing each one—without revving it up.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
5 May 2026
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“Visioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visioning. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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