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as in dreams
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 apparitions
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 imagines
to form a mental picture of
visioned her idea of the perfect meal
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Recent Examples of visions
Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Fresh off the stunning success of Jaws, Spielberg began working on an alien epic about an average Joe (played by Richard Dreyfuss) who begins to see unexplained lights in the sky and has visions of a mysterious tower.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The industry’s biggest players are now pursuing radically different visions across (and within) devices like laptops, gaming handhelds, budget PCs, and AI-development systems.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Though Lollapalooza, the height of Chicago’s summer festival season, is still weeks away, visions of a different kind of creative collaboration are dancing through the minds of some Chicago innovators this week.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
In the morning, Luna’s square to the sun could clash with your long-term goals and visions, but don’t overthink the tedious tasks.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie, a teenager struggling with his mental health, who begins sleepwalking and experiencing visions that take a toll on his everyday life.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Can persuasive storytelling help Americans be more tolerant and accepting of those with different visions for what America ought to be?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Just as the white shores of Destin, Florida beckon with the allure of beachy dreams, this dish will conjure visions of your most memorable shoreside experience.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
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On Monday afternoon, the AP projected that Raman would advance to the November general election, setting up a contest between two Democrats with sharply different visions for the city.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 10 June 2026
Fresh off the stunning success of Jaws, Spielberg began working on an alien epic about an average Joe (played by Richard Dreyfuss) who begins to see unexplained lights in the sky and has visions of a mysterious tower.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
The industry’s biggest players are now pursuing radically different visions across (and within) devices like laptops, gaming handhelds, budget PCs, and AI-development systems.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026
Though Lollapalooza, the height of Chicago’s summer festival season, is still weeks away, visions of a different kind of creative collaboration are dancing through the minds of some Chicago innovators this week.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
In the morning, Luna’s square to the sun could clash with your long-term goals and visions, but don’t overthink the tedious tasks.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Donnie, a teenager struggling with his mental health, who begins sleepwalking and experiencing visions that take a toll on his everyday life.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Can persuasive storytelling help Americans be more tolerant and accepting of those with different visions for what America ought to be?
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Just as the white shores of Destin, Florida beckon with the allure of beachy dreams, this dish will conjure visions of your most memorable shoreside experience.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visions
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For one, the inspiring and bonding experience of Cowgirl Up—a week where women from across the globe come to live out their dreams of an iconic ranch stay—and not only release, but exercise their inner cowboy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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The museum site has been a paranormal hotbed for decades, with sightings of apparitions, security camera footage capturing items flying off shelves, as well as experiences from staff members and visitors.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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There certainly seem to be apparitions in this music, some presence apart from the four musicians and the throngs of fans, which is intensified by the visceral collision of so many sounds.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Winter’s vocal presence imagines a fearless indie oddball like Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus going for the full prattling gusto of the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger; the band tussles and sways exhilaratingly underfoot.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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DeKnight pitched Tarabay on playing Ashur once more in a new revisionist history series that imagines what would have happened had Ashur lived.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Dec. 2025
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These fantasies can all skew toward exclusionary extremism on the left and the right.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The railroad got cut to maximize walking spaces while the Haunted Mansion was removed out of respect for Chinese cultural sensitivities regarding death and spirits.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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For more than 48 hours, captain Lillian Zulu had been trying to keep her squad's spirits high despite mounting obstacles.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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The project envisions future systems powered by solar energy and connected through satellite networks such as Starlink.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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If the World Cup goes smoothly, García de Llano envisions Guadalajara emerging as one of the world’s top tourist destinations, similar to Barcelona’s transformation after the 1992 Summer Olympics.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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India will try to pursue a stable relationship with China, without any illusions of deep partnership.—
JAMES CRABTREE,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Dec. 2025
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His fight against the lure of the Upside Down is bolstered by strong performances from its talented cast, mind-bending illusions, and some serious jump scares that will keep you on the edge of your seat.—
EW Staff December 2,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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There were, of course, notable differences from the ghosts of 2025 conferences past.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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But that isn’t to say there aren’t still ghosts, monsters, and trickery aplenty in this story of a teen boy and girl fleeing into the Utah mountains to save a pair of horses pegged for slaughter.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Visions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visions. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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