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as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen
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as in understood
to have a clear idea of
I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism
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as in thought
to have as an opinion
I just can't conceive that he would have lied
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Recent Examples of conceived
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
When sperms managed to reach the eggs, the ensuing early-stage embryos, called blastocysts, initially appeared stronger than their counterparts conceived in gravity.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Clocking in at over 20 meters high and 30 meters wide, Salvador Dalí’s Décor de théâtre pour Bacchanale, completed in 1939, was conceived by the artist as a backdrop for a Surrealist ballet, Bacchanale, choreographed by Léonide Massine and the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the problems that have put the program behind schedule and over budget stemmed from how the rocket was conceived.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Tools like lectio divina, among other religious practices borrowed from Zoltan and ter Kuile’s Divinity School studies, were conceived to deliver meaning through close reading of a text.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
It was conceived almost two decades ago by the owners, Brian and Bernadette Kraft, who have a deep love of African culture and wildlife.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
The duo’s finely tuned eye for color informed the house’s open-plan living area, conceived as a series of interconnected nooks—one for mixing cocktails, another for playing records, and a third for taking calls on a throwback landline.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
Rather than bluster and braggadocio, the Department of Defense needs a well-conceived and thoughtfully presented multiyear program to build a military fit for large-scale and sustained war.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Scientists have carried out an unusual test to determine whether a child could be conceived in space.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
When sperms managed to reach the eggs, the ensuing early-stage embryos, called blastocysts, initially appeared stronger than their counterparts conceived in gravity.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Clocking in at over 20 meters high and 30 meters wide, Salvador Dalí’s Décor de théâtre pour Bacchanale, completed in 1939, was conceived by the artist as a backdrop for a Surrealist ballet, Bacchanale, choreographed by Léonide Massine and the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the problems that have put the program behind schedule and over budget stemmed from how the rocket was conceived.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Tools like lectio divina, among other religious practices borrowed from Zoltan and ter Kuile’s Divinity School studies, were conceived to deliver meaning through close reading of a text.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
It was conceived almost two decades ago by the owners, Brian and Bernadette Kraft, who have a deep love of African culture and wildlife.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
The duo’s finely tuned eye for color informed the house’s open-plan living area, conceived as a series of interconnected nooks—one for mixing cocktails, another for playing records, and a third for taking calls on a throwback landline.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
Rather than bluster and braggadocio, the Department of Defense needs a well-conceived and thoughtfully presented multiyear program to build a military fit for large-scale and sustained war.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceived
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At the time, few could have imagined the path ahead.—
Cody J Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Another thing Theresa DeMaria couldn’t have imagined in her 20s?—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stout, who has a doctorate in clinical psychology and has worked in the mental health field her entire career, understood what her uncle needed, and Hochheiser himself wasn’t shy.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the ’90s and 2000s, under Senegalese presidents Abdou Diouf and Abdoulaye Wade, who extended Leopold Senghor’s vision of art as statecraft, Dak’Art benefited from government backing not just as a matter of policy but because these presidents understood that culture mattered.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Aaron thought about writing an op-ed or speaking at a rally, but such gestures struck him as painfully insufficient.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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True or not, many fellow lawmakers thought that was for those communities to decide.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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As envisioned, the mission will test the spacecraft before eventually enabling weeklong lunar stays.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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As someone who once envisioned a future as a rock star, long hair felt like part of the uniform.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jacir said many of those screenings opened eyes to a history many people never knew.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Badinter knew that debate-club arguments about deterrence and human-rights law and the possibility of judicial error would be ineffective.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Thirty-nine per cent believed that Israel had committed genocide.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The focus was narrow, but thoughtfully executed; two weeks in, the museum even acquired a work that was long believed a false copy, but which was reattributed to Murillo by an art historian, causing a flurry of international headlines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, scientists identified the virus, deciphered its secrets, concocted a vaccine, put it into production, and rendered the disease manageable – all within a year.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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Researchers using advanced imaging technology have deciphered 79 previously invisible inscriptions — including love notes, drawings of gladiators, and everyday messages — on a wall in the ancient city of Pompeii, offering a rare window into the lives of ordinary people nearly 2,000 years ago.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Conceived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceived. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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