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as in envisioning
to form a mental picture of
she was determined to have the wedding that she had always imagined
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as in thinking
to have as an opinion
I imagine that's true, but you still have to prove it
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as in guessing
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 imagining
Cepee Tabibian, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
But then that is the fun of this right now, imagining the possibilities.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
September’s el precio de la yuca was a clever urbano concept album imagining a future podcast finding the record and unpacking it in real time.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Visualize success by mentally walking through each step of your task and imagining a positive outcome.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Returning home, the French fashion designer began sketching ideas, imagining the monument’s reconstruction.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Look at the dreamer in the class, imagining her future career in the arts.
—Hisham Ahmad, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
In other words, frequently imagining casual encounters may lead individuals to feel less confident about their worth as a romantic partner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The actor has come aboard to star in a drama series re-imagining of Cape Fear, based on the film thrillers made by Universal Pictures.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
Verb
Start by imagining your ideal day.
—Cepee Tabibian, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
But then that is the fun of this right now, imagining the possibilities.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
September’s el precio de la yuca was a clever urbano concept album imagining a future podcast finding the record and unpacking it in real time.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Visualize success by mentally walking through each step of your task and imagining a positive outcome.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Returning home, the French fashion designer began sketching ideas, imagining the monument’s reconstruction.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Look at the dreamer in the class, imagining her future career in the arts.
—Hisham Ahmad, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
In other words, frequently imagining casual encounters may lead individuals to feel less confident about their worth as a romantic partner.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The actor has come aboard to star in a drama series re-imagining of Cape Fear, based on the film thrillers made by Universal Pictures.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imagining
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But when a 14-year-old girl was found dead soon after in the same manner, this time without cocaine in her system, police began to question the theory.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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This idea that collaborative learning is a propulsive force is much more than a theory based on my nerdy friends.Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The bottom line is that women need to start thinking of their exit strategies from their businesses earlier.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Digitization means companies can operate with a forward-thinking approach.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Players are tasked with guessing a mystery five-letter word—and must do so in six attempts or fewer.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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That lack of publicly available guidance may also leave more taxpayers guessing at the proper tax treatment of certain transactions and unable to proactively assess the viability of certain tax positions before including them on their tax returns.Joshua D. Smeltzer, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Viewers on TikTok were able to see screenshots of messages from confused users, while the actress went on to debunk their many assumptions.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Cramer examined why each stock saw gains, attributing some of their recent successes to the assumption that President-elect Donald Trump’s new regulators will largely abandon efforts to curb big business’ power.Julie Coleman, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Customers have trusted banks with custody of their assets for centuries, believing a bank vault is safer than keeping wealth under the mattress.Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That doesn’t stop thought leaders from calling for blanket decentralization or Bitcoin maximalists from believing that all other cryptocurrencies are inferior.Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Trojans are trending toward losing their entire starting secondary, assuming safety Kamari Ramsey declares for the draft as planned.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Don’t allow the pets to be unsupervised in the same room; keep plants on a high shelf (assuming your pet can’t reach it; most cats can reach everywhere) or secured behind glass like a cloche.Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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The pinnacle of the prediction hypothesis might be Sora, a video-generating model that OpenAI announced in February and which conjures clips, more or less, by predicting and outputting a sequence of frames.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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The new findings not only bolster the hypothesis that comets contributed to Earth's oceans, alongside asteroids, but also provide a window into the formation of the early solar system.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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BlackRock is seeing a higher mix of higher-margin, higher-fee products including alternative investments which have higher fees.Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kat Dunbar, of Bedminster, recalled seeing what at first appeared to be a UFO while driving home with her children.David Chiu, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Imagining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imagining. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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