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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
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.
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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
Billionaire Elon Musk, who has the ear of the incoming president, imagines cost-cutting plans that are also seen as a threat.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Berman imagines a living room bathed in the hue, complemented with soft furnishings that foster conversation.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The film imagines a kind of untouched innocence in their way of being in the world.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
With obesity prevention, the issue may be more difficult than Kennedy imagines, given the lengthy history of attempts to address it through federal government initiatives.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, including a role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The flip side of that is the sense of astonishment at how the history that has been written about Dial does not reflect his actual achievement, and essentially, not only limits it but imagines things that don’t actually fit.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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
Billionaire Elon Musk, who has the ear of the incoming president, imagines cost-cutting plans that are also seen as a threat.
—Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Berman imagines a living room bathed in the hue, complemented with soft furnishings that foster conversation.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The film imagines a kind of untouched innocence in their way of being in the world.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
With obesity prevention, the issue may be more difficult than Kennedy imagines, given the lengthy history of attempts to address it through federal government initiatives.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, including a role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The flip side of that is the sense of astonishment at how the history that has been written about Dial does not reflect his actual achievement, and essentially, not only limits it but imagines things that don’t actually fit.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagines
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The automaker envisions drivers leaving their home using Pure EV mode.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Toyoda envisions using Ricciardo's charm and popularity to elevate the global prominence of Toyota Gazoo Racing, a personal endeavor for Toyoda.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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What do these moves tell us about how Netanyahu thinks about the press?Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Whoopi Goldberg is clear with her romantic expectations and thinks others attempting to dip their toes into the dating pool should be, too.Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Soft skills are becoming indispensable as AI assumes more routine tasks; over 60% of professionals globally recognize their growing importance.Feon Ang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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This assumes that the question was asked in all seriousness and that the respondent is aiming to reply in all seriousness.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Mail app sees new categorization options and more.David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ball believes that Posen ultimately ended up with the perfect job for him.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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In good news for the baby-boom generation (born 1946 to 1964), now aged between 60 and 78, Perls believes that as many as 5 to 10% of them could live to 100 or older.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Naturally, there is no one-size-fits-all treatment for such delays, conditions or disorders—each person requires and deserves personalized care that considers the nuances of their unique medical makeup and context.Sharief Taraman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As secretary of state, Rubio could run point on devising additional economic sanctions on Cuba, increasing funding for dissidents and pro-democracy programs that Havana considers tantamount to regime change, and further restricting US travel to Cuba.Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Imagines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagines. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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