project onto
phrasal verb
projected onto; projecting onto; projects onto
: to believe or imagine that (one's ideas, feelings, etc.) are shared by (another person)
She projected her fears onto him.
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Set on miniature theater stages within the hangar, scenes are performed live and projected onto large screens for the audience.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Some hold on to the victories of one successful deal and project that onto similar ones, while others project the failures of one project onto others.
—Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
An image of Musk making a controversial salute following Trump's inauguration was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin in January.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the diary entries have been projected onto a screen in the courtroom.
—Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Some hold on to the victories of one successful deal and project that onto similar ones, while others project the failures of one project onto others.
—Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
An image of Musk making a controversial salute following Trump's inauguration was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin in January.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the diary entries have been projected onto a screen in the courtroom.
—Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Project onto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/project%20onto. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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