as in imagining
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 envisioning
All of which leads one to wonder, what is Griffin really envisioning for his final act?
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Cubs aren’t envisioning fully using Suzuki as the DH to get him back quicker.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The outlook is positive for the players, who are envisioning their hard work and team chemistry translating into wins in the near future.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
But her third feature raises those stakes, envisioning an entire society imperiled by plague, the death toll climbing and panic spreading.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond the arena, Welts shared fresh details about the entertainment district the team is envisioning with its next home.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Dissecting the Alpha Plan With the introduction of several products across different categories, Honor plans to push itself as a AI+robotics ecosystem for the future, envisioning an AI hardware civilization where devices, think, move, interact, and work together.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
But far from the runway, Calza would like to explore new media altogether, envisioning giving movie direction a try.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
The Cubs aren’t envisioning fully using Suzuki as the DH to get him back quicker.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The outlook is positive for the players, who are envisioning their hard work and team chemistry translating into wins in the near future.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
But her third feature raises those stakes, envisioning an entire society imperiled by plague, the death toll climbing and panic spreading.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
Beyond the arena, Welts shared fresh details about the entertainment district the team is envisioning with its next home.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
Dissecting the Alpha Plan With the introduction of several products across different categories, Honor plans to push itself as a AI+robotics ecosystem for the future, envisioning an AI hardware civilization where devices, think, move, interact, and work together.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
But far from the runway, Calza would like to explore new media altogether, envisioning giving movie direction a try.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioning
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Unlike pessimism, which helps humans survive by imagining worst-case scenarios, optimism can more effectively solve problems in the modern world, says behavioral scientist and psychologist Deepika Chopra.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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Reading Tóibín draws me back to my own roots, imagining my paternal great grandmother traveling by ship from Cork to Galveston, and stepping onto this massive continent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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Whizzing by the moon up to 6,000 miles above the surface, the astronauts will also glimpse the celestial body's full disk, seeing sights that not even the Apollo astronauts witnessed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Being embedded meant slowing down, listening, and understanding the genealogy of the triennial itself—seeing HT25 not as a rupture, but as part of an ongoing continuum.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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At night, Martinez lay awake picturing an agent in the middle of the road raising his gun.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The trio created fake Minnesota temporary drivers’ licenses using false names, with each license picturing one of the Thomases, federal prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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So, like many Americans, the Bears were dreaming of a home of their own.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Reiter presents dreaming as a possibility, not a conclusion.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Envisioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioning. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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