as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind
there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene
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Recent Examples of mind's eye
Case in point: my new column for Discover, on the subject of the mind's eye.
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2010
Many fans remember the final Packers game at County Stadium, captured in their mind's eye by Brett Favre's diving touchdown in the final 10 seconds to lift the Packers past Atlanta.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
In my mind's eye, and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Jan. 2022
Picture a calm and peaceful spot in your mind's eye and fill it with specific objects, colors and sounds.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
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Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2010
Many fans remember the final Packers game at County Stadium, captured in their mind's eye by Brett Favre's diving touchdown in the final 10 seconds to lift the Packers past Atlanta.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
In my mind's eye, and in my father's absence, Sidney epitomized what a man should be: unflappable and courageous, eloquent and proud, charming and handsome.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Jan. 2022
Picture a calm and peaceful spot in your mind's eye and fill it with specific objects, colors and sounds.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind's eye
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The key question: What does death awareness do to people? After writing about death, people tend to quickly move on, pushing thoughts of it from consciousness with distractions, rationalizations, and other tactics.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Check out our voter guide, subscribe to our elections newsletter and always feel free to share your thoughts in a letter to the editor.Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Two to three yards, everybody’s got the good ideas.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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For more gift ideas, be sure to check out our picks for the 10 top Amazon Black Friday deals here and the 10 top Walmart Black Friday deals here.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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SpaceX is working on a concept version of Starlink for Mars, according to a NASA presentation.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Such a concept offers only a refracted mirror, one which will put you at war with yourself and eat up your imagination.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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This isn’t the first time Johnson has shown off his Trump impression.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even factually accurate information can create different impressions based on framing and emphasis.Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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If conception does not occur, the uterine lining (endometrial tissue) will break down and shed.Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Over their lifetime, children who didn’t consume much sugar during the first 1000 days of their lives — a period extending from their conception until their second birthday — lowered their risk of developing diabetes by 35 percent and hypertension by 20 percent.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Linkages between these users and any administration would subvert the traditional notion of citizenship, and agreements between the entities would be unlike ordinary alliances.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Mann scorned the notion of the writer as political activist.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Mind's eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%27s%20eye. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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