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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
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Two of the biggest stalwarts—Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company and Wren House Brewing Company—have opened new outposts expanding their visions.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Dueling visions for energy future Over a decade ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping merged energy security with national security.
—Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But even the most well-meaning visions don’t exist in a vacuum.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
Competing visions emerge for the Magic Valley The safety of putting nuclear material above the Snake River Plain Aquifer — an underground basin holding as much water as Lake Erie — was a major sticking point for residents and watchdogs during a public meeting July 21 in Jerome.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Apr. 2026
Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, an Israeli think tank, said these conflicting visions don't bode well.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Neptune is currently in Aries until 2039, ushering in another era where ideals fuel bold leadership, activism and new visions of identity.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Honesty makes big visions real and doable.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
The film turns on two grandmothers with opposing visions – Nancy, drawn to what lies outside the forest, and Huanginkamu, committed to defending her ancestral home – as López Rubio reflects on the implications of her own filmmaking presence.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Two of the biggest stalwarts—Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company and Wren House Brewing Company—have opened new outposts expanding their visions.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Dueling visions for energy future Over a decade ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping merged energy security with national security.
—Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
But even the most well-meaning visions don’t exist in a vacuum.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
Competing visions emerge for the Magic Valley The safety of putting nuclear material above the Snake River Plain Aquifer — an underground basin holding as much water as Lake Erie — was a major sticking point for residents and watchdogs during a public meeting July 21 in Jerome.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 13 Apr. 2026
Danny Citrinowicz, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies, an Israeli think tank, said these conflicting visions don't bode well.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Neptune is currently in Aries until 2039, ushering in another era where ideals fuel bold leadership, activism and new visions of identity.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Honesty makes big visions real and doable.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visions
Noun
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Here’s a story from the 2022 that explains her late development and how dreams come true the hard way.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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But he’s journeyed to Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, both of which the Vatican has officially recognized as supernatural Marian apparitions.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Acosta’s bright shapes could be seen as apparitions of a sort.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Aquarius Neptune in Aquarius imagines the future.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Weed imagines the home’s spirit as a 19th-century woman in a long dress—and not a particularly happy one.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Phones would already be ringing in the concrete innards of One Police Plaza, and every crank in the New York City area would be busy pouring out their darkest fantasies.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The dream targets are Boston’s Brad Stevens and Oklahoma City’s Sam Presti, but those are fantasies.—
Mac Engel
April 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2026
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Hollywood and exhibitors alike are arriving in good spirits because people are actually going to theaters.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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All four were reported to be in good health and good spirits.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The conceptual redevelopment plan previously put forward by the partners envisions an arts and education hub with a world-class public space, thousands of apartments spread across multiple high-rises, shops and restaurants, and a hotel.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The timetable that Kaufmann laid out Wednesday night envisions intensive design work through the end of this year, with construction starting in 2027.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s now no mainstream because there are now fewer illusions, both regarding the public and regarding what goes on behind the scenes; the transparency and the resulting scrutiny that extend to the economics and social life of movies extend to the art of cinema as well.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Angine de Poitrine are more like Meshuggah or Dawn of Midi, establishing a meter and then creating rhythmic illusions using creative bursts of syncopation.—
Christopher R. Weingarten,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Always fact check those ghosts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Visions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visions. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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