as in envisaged
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as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
challenged the voters to envision a nation in which no child was ever allowed to go hungry
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Recent Examples of envisioned
Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Perry was a diver and an inventor and envisioned bringing the beauty and grace of synchronized swimmers to an audience from a new perspective—underwater.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The roundhouse envisioned as the expansion centerpiece is a 1910 substantial stone building.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Shaver said her mother had envisioned a retirement filled with family, spending time with her grandsons, gardening, traveling.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
It was envisioned by Frances Perkins during the Great Depression.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Our founders envisioned a system of government where ambition would counteract ambition.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The show, which opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in February, was co-conceived, written, and directed by Tina Landau, who envisioned welcoming the audience into the emotional landscape of the forest.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
Of course injuries change things, but the make up of this team is definitely feeling quite a bit different than originally envisioned and thank goodness for David Sterns ability to build multiple layers of depth in the organization.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Perry was a diver and an inventor and envisioned bringing the beauty and grace of synchronized swimmers to an audience from a new perspective—underwater.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The roundhouse envisioned as the expansion centerpiece is a 1910 substantial stone building.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Shaver said her mother had envisioned a retirement filled with family, spending time with her grandsons, gardening, traveling.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
It was envisioned by Frances Perkins during the Great Depression.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Our founders envisioned a system of government where ambition would counteract ambition.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The show, which opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in February, was co-conceived, written, and directed by Tina Landau, who envisioned welcoming the audience into the emotional landscape of the forest.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioned
Verb
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Swanky suites and expensive lounges near the best viewing areas help woo clientele, who then help inflate revenue beyond what anyone could have imagined in earlier eras.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In our timeline, the '50s and '60s were full of artists and thinkers who imagined utopian futures full of miracle inventions like flying cars and robot friends.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, starting in the 1930s, thieves unwilling to move the heavy statues began sawing off the children’s limbs piece by piece.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
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On the other end of the scale, lots of small, fine teeth would get clogged up trying to cut through softwood; they’re designed for sawing through steel and other metals, where the waste comes away as tiny fragments.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
Verb
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Miranda, a now 49-year-old sales associate, had dreamed since childhood of having hazel or green eyes.—
Saima S. Iqbal,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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No one dreamed that chase would take nine years, but more teams around the country invested in catching up and the Huskies had several seasons thrown off course by injuries.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ultimately, though, the Trump ally argued there was unlikely to be a single new face of DOGE.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
31 May 2025
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Whether this particular initiative will materialize remains to be seen, but even without it Jordan is positioning itself as the unlikely runner-up in electromobility after Norway, with great relevance for countries around the world.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Envisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioned. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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