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
Current game options allow players to transport themselves to Pompeii, Chernobyl, the parks of Washington State, or the blanched-sand beaches of your mind's eye.
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 25 Oct. 2021
Case in point: my new column for Discover, on the subject of the mind's eye.
—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
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 25 Oct. 2021
Case in point: my new column for Discover, on the subject of the mind's eye.
—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
See all Example Sentences for mind's eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind's eye
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That thought was going through the mind of Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, who had made a specific prediction before kickoff.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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Drop a comment with your thoughts on all things Season 17 below.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
29 Jan. 2025
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This trade idea has the Rockets bolstering their frontcourt by adding one of the best available big men on the trading block, Portland Trail Blazers center, Robert Williams III.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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And Analysts Work Together As One The most powerful ideas align with the needs of the audience.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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In this course, students learn fundamental systems theory concepts, such as block diagrams, feedback loops and discrete-time dynamics.—
Raúl Ordóñez,
The Conversation,
28 Jan. 2025
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But in the past decade and a half, vulnerability’s trajectory has come to mirror that of many psychological concepts—such as mindfulness, boundary-setting, and self-love—whose lines of insight have been tangled up with the attention economy and the free market.—
Maytal Eyal,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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The impression of Breillat created by her films is that of a person who is unafraid of—who perhaps even delights in—confrontation.—
Victoria Uren,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Throughout much of history, these elusive bears left little impression on Chinese literature and art, let alone holding any cultural significance like the dragon, the tiger or the crane.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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According to a recent study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, surrogate pregnancy carries a significantly larger risk of complications than pregnancies coming from natural conception or IVF.—
Lili Rutai,
The Dial,
7 Jan. 2025
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The film’s impersonality reflects its arm’s-length conception.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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Like an adult version of the Heathers of Heathers, the trio are bound by a notion of friendship that is stronger than the truth it is based on.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The sharpest remarks of the week came Thursday from Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee who blasted the notion of dismissing cases with prejudice.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Mind's eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind%27s%20eye. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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