visualizing

verb

present participle of visualize
as in imagining
to form a mental picture of visualized herself executing a perfect dive

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Recent Examples of visualizing Just as Melanie was visualizing the finish line for her cancer treatment, the family was dealt another blow in June 2023 when Shatner was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma that had spread to his lungs and brain. — Melody Chiu, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026 This graphic posted by a fan on social media does a great job visualizing the wide variety and size of the dragons. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026 To help with visualizing a standard pour of wine, five ounces is a little more than a 1/2 cup of liquid. — Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 27 June 2026 Although all of the data used to create the Explorer is publicly available, the process of synthesizing and visualizing it required technical expertise. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026 By visualizing that dark interior, images of fetuses in the womb, getting ready to be born, assumed a critical place in these debates. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 Practicing optimism, such as visualizing positive outcomes or reframing negative thoughts, can improve heart health. — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026 Black Forest Labs released a video in which Scorsese and FLUX do a working session to show how AI can improve movie storyboarding by efficiently visualizing his concepts for movie scenes in real time. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Their dive into the intersection of science and storytelling ranged from imagining alien worlds to visualizing the future of humanity. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visualizing
  1. imagining
  2. envisioning
  3. seeing
  4. picturing
  5. dreaming
Verb
  • Abundance is committed to the progress and pluralism that are the best of cities, imagining a future of radical plenty.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Books are now asked to function simultaneously as texts and as lifestyle objects, and designers are now tasked with imagining multiple scales of reach simultaneously, from the bookstore table to the phone screen.
    — Madelyn Johnson, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of imagining
Verb
  • Several of the roads were constructed with pedestrians in mind first, envisioning the fan march from the Landing to CPKC Stadium on match days.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The only thing harder than envisioning the end of capitalism is trying to imagine a readable book written by (or attributed to) a contemporary American political figure.
    — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of envisioning
Verb
  • Mead played three different infield positions for the Nationals, seeing time at third base, first base and second base.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
  • With softball seeing continued audience growth during the Women’s College World Series, college regular season and now the AUSL, expectations are rising as the sport will make its return to the Olympics at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
    — Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • Where to Eat and Drink The Salt Lick BBQ is likely what many out-of-state visitors imagine when picturing Central Texas-style barbecue—and its backstory is just as flavorful as its brisket.
    — Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026
  • Jones argues that the standard template many people imagine when picturing a dragon—wings, reptilian scales, and sharp teeth—is a kind of composite of humanity’s earliest predators.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
Definition of picturing
Verb
  • That means dreaming about Black liberation, not as an impossibility but as something that will come to fruition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • Keegan made Newcastle dream and pre-season is made for dreaming (just forget today’s result).
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of dreaming

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“Visualizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visualizing. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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