Thesaurus results for VISUALIZE

visualize

verb

ˈvi-zhə-wə-ˌlīz

Definition of visualize

as in to imagine

to form a mental picture of visualized herself executing a perfect dive

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Recent Examples of visualize Measuring neuronal activity On top of visualizing the brain’s structures and layout, the ability to manipulate electricity has allowed researchers to learn how neurons communicate. — Kimberlee D'ardenne, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 The throwing is just a way to visualize it within the virtual space. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 For decades, its researchers have worked to develop groundbreaking tools to redefine how scientists visualize, understand and engineer matter at the atomic scale. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 Coaches went into camp assuming the GoPro video would help the quarterbacks visualize plays better, helping them with retention. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visualize

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Yet their willingness to talk, listen, and imagine what had seemed impossible helped lay the groundwork for historic nuclear arms reductions.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The sense that a resume goes straight into a black box isn’t imagined – applications per job have more than doubled since 2022, and the average company now has 56% fewer recruiters to review them.

— Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of imagine

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Johan Enslin, an ARPA-E program director, envisions a grid in which power can be converted, directed and managed automatically—much like the way data are routed around the Internet—rather than merely stepped up or down.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Advocates envision it as a bucket-list destination akin to the Pacific Crest Trail and an economic driver for struggling rural towns.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of envision

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Protesters, many of whom have been seen carrying Palestinian flags, have set fire to historic buildings and attacked civilians.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
American Transmission Company, a utility firm that develops and manages high-voltage transmission lines, has seen rapid growth, in part thanks to the AI and data center buildout.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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According to Vogue, on display in the sunroom (presumably where Dietrich is pictured here) was a piece called Zebra and Black Panther With Cacti, signed by the artist Charles Baskerville.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
That is until yachting fan King Constantine of Greece spotted an advertisement in Time magazine that pictured a Hublot against the background of a raging sea with a glimpse of sailboat in the corner.

— Simon de Burton, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

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