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as in envisions
to form a mental picture of
she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined
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as in thinks
to have as an opinion
I imagine that's true, but you still have to prove it
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as in assumes
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
I imagine things will change rapidly once we begin
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Recent Examples of imagines
Misty imagines sitting on a toilet and using real toilet paper.
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Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Tim, Victoria, and Piper The episode begins with an obnoxious fake-out where Tim imagines killing himself, before sending most of the Ratliffs, save Saxon, off to the monastery so Tim and Victoria can have a look around this place where their daughter intends to live for at least a year.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
One imagines an overwhelming offer, by WNBA standards, to buy the CT Sun and ship them up to Boston would be mere couch-cushion change for Chisholm.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2025
This scenario imagines a system that just blindly maps inputs to outputs in a mechanical way, based on a comprehensive set of rules or mappings.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The Pearl and The Onion, which is released Thursday, imagines a world where Julia Child (Chlumsky) and Josephine Baker (Cephas Jones) cross paths in an espionage adventure.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
In his acidic 1931 satire, Black No More, the writer George Schuyler imagines a world where Black people can undergo an experimental surgery to become white.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
As for the ideal setting, Cuoco imagines something lush and serene but still full of excitement.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Premiering at the Venice Film Festival last year, the series imagines a near future where rising sea levels force Denmark to evacuate the entire population of the country, turning their six million citizens into refugees, forced to seek shelter in whichever countries will have them.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Tim, Victoria, and Piper The episode begins with an obnoxious fake-out where Tim imagines killing himself, before sending most of the Ratliffs, save Saxon, off to the monastery so Tim and Victoria can have a look around this place where their daughter intends to live for at least a year.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
One imagines an overwhelming offer, by WNBA standards, to buy the CT Sun and ship them up to Boston would be mere couch-cushion change for Chisholm.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2025
This scenario imagines a system that just blindly maps inputs to outputs in a mechanical way, based on a comprehensive set of rules or mappings.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The Pearl and The Onion, which is released Thursday, imagines a world where Julia Child (Chlumsky) and Josephine Baker (Cephas Jones) cross paths in an espionage adventure.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
In his acidic 1931 satire, Black No More, the writer George Schuyler imagines a world where Black people can undergo an experimental surgery to become white.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
As for the ideal setting, Cuoco imagines something lush and serene but still full of excitement.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Premiering at the Venice Film Festival last year, the series imagines a near future where rising sea levels force Denmark to evacuate the entire population of the country, turning their six million citizens into refugees, forced to seek shelter in whichever countries will have them.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
Verb
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The House version envisions one reconciliation bill while the Senate has proposed two.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Toyota envisions people using this in all kinds of ways, including yanking out the passenger seat to make room for a foldable wheelchair or bicycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Beyond leaning on friends in her own life, Duff thinks about the fact that her children have the benefit of growing up alongside the kids of Trainor, Moore, Tisdale and the other moms in their group — many of whom have a lot in common.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Her budget proposal presented to the board March 26 aims for an average increase to teacher supplements of 5% and assumes a state salary increase of 3%.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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At least that’s what Coop sourly assumes.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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And in fact, the IEA’s own medium-term forecast, out to 2030, suggests that oil demand will rise by 3 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2030, versus the Stated Policies scenario in the latest World Energy Outlook, which sees 2030 oil demand as virtually unchanged from 2023.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Israel believes 24 hostages are still alive in Gaza and held by Palestinian militants.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Park believes the innovation could play a great role in accelerating the global shift toward reliable, high-performance electric mobility, as the demand for sustainable energy solutions continues to grow.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.—
Acacia Gabriel,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Imagines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagines. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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