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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
Adapted from Robert Harris' novel about the papal conclave, the film imagines a series of twists in the modern-day Vatican City.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
One imagines this is also true in professional sports, although with much higher degrees of difficulty.
—Hunter Felt, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The Electric State imagines a world in which robots have rebelled, been punished, and sentenced to exile in the titular state.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
So, one imagines, did the Hunter Biden pardon.
—Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
The United States must get back to budgets that are informed by strategy and a force-planning construct that imagines fighting more than one war at once.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Google I/O this spring and clearly imagines Astra as an always-on helper in your life.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
The company imagines Sora not as a filmmaker but as a filmmaker's sounding board.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Jack Smart, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
One imagines this is also true in professional sports, although with much higher degrees of difficulty.
—Hunter Felt, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The Electric State imagines a world in which robots have rebelled, been punished, and sentenced to exile in the titular state.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
So, one imagines, did the Hunter Biden pardon.
—Bill Hamilton, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
The United States must get back to budgets that are informed by strategy and a force-planning construct that imagines fighting more than one war at once.
—Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Google I/O this spring and clearly imagines Astra as an always-on helper in your life.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
The company imagines Sora not as a filmmaker but as a filmmaker's sounding board.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
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Reflecting on his legacy, Jackson envisions a path defined by authenticity and community—with hopes to really uplift the next generation of kids who come from similar backgrounds as him.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
25 Dec. 2024
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But that won’t be an issue for much longer, as the campus adds a brand-new entrance and envisions growth in the coming years to solidify its spot as a sort of mini village in Boca Raton.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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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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Prasad, for instance, thinks there’s a kind of egalitarianism that’s inherent in English and missing from its Indian alternatives.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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The formula assumes that interest compounds over a full year, but most small loans are repaid within weeks or months.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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That assumes the Denver Broncos (9-6), who lost to the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) on Thursday, hold on to the seventh playoff slot.—
Jim Sergent,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
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
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Silva believes the biggest development strides Robinson has taken since the pair have been working together are his defensive attributes.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Hebert believes Sanders’ ability to relate serves him well as a coach.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
26 Dec. 2024
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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 3 Apr. 2025.
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