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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
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2026
There are many competing visions of how technology and military strategy should be combined in the Gulf’s waters, some of which cross into the bizarre.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance force him to confront dark corners of his past.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 May 2026
Major motion pictures require literally thousands of specialists to make visions – fantastical, realistic, outlandish – come alive and be globally seen.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Our goal is to make more space for creative ambition, not less, and to support the visions of our filmmakers and showrunners, not replace them.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
Eight gubernatorial candidates offer competing visions on how to address California’s housing affordability and homelessness crises, but generally agree on the need to cut red tape to speed the construction of housing.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
In addition to beach communities’ issues, they are expected to talk about the issues impacting all San Diego communities as well as their visions for the city’s future.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Thank you, mentors, for lending your wisdom to help these writers come to their fullest visions more quickly.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
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Their shared trip gradually turns into a confrontation with their own lives, relationships and visions of the future.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 May 2026
There are many competing visions of how technology and military strategy should be combined in the Gulf’s waters, some of which cross into the bizarre.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 May 2026
Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance force him to confront dark corners of his past.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 May 2026
Major motion pictures require literally thousands of specialists to make visions – fantastical, realistic, outlandish – come alive and be globally seen.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
Our goal is to make more space for creative ambition, not less, and to support the visions of our filmmakers and showrunners, not replace them.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026
Eight gubernatorial candidates offer competing visions on how to address California’s housing affordability and homelessness crises, but generally agree on the need to cut red tape to speed the construction of housing.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
In addition to beach communities’ issues, they are expected to talk about the issues impacting all San Diego communities as well as their visions for the city’s future.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
Thank you, mentors, for lending your wisdom to help these writers come to their fullest visions more quickly.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visions
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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,
4 May 2026
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Tess saved four lives through organ donation, and scholarships in her honor are now helping young people chase their own dreams.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 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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The Other Bennet Sister BritBox, May 6 Hadlow’s continuation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice imagines the fortunes of Mary Bennet, aka the boring (though not entirely ignored) one.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Unsettlingly directed by Donald Cammell, this adaptation of Dean Koontz’s 1973 novel of the same name imagines a smart home years before Nest, Ring, Roomba, and other devices become commonplace.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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But what Danielson says was intended as a symbolic protest escalated dramatically amid paranoid fantasies, prosaic miscommunications, and the false report of a gun.—
Tessa Stuart,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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That put an end to the zero-tariff trade environment for exporters on both sides of the Atlantic and slapped new duties onto Scotch whisky and other spirits sent to America from Britain.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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The bar program, while still in development, is set to involve agave spirits and Mexican wines, with many sourced from the Valle de Guadalupe.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Initially aimed at Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) for wind farms and Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for the oil industry, Vard envisions this technology eventually forming a charging infrastructure along the entire Norwegian coast.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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The revised Treasury-Fed accord Warsh envisions would in some, still-unspecified, way govern the size and potentially composition of the Fed's balance sheet.—
Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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The point was to conform language to lies, to narrow the range of thought, to obscure the truth, and, over time, to get people to believe in illusions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Archaeologists analyze the ancient painters’ creative use of the cave’s spatial definition to tell stories and create illusions of motion.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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As lawmakers consider helping the Chicago Bears build a new stadium, the ghosts of past stadium deals still haunt the present.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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This includes some that pass through each other like ghosts, some that interact with each other, exchanging energy, and others that decay into smaller particles, releasing a tiny bit of energy in the process.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Visions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visions. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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