preconceiving

verb

Definition of preconceivingnext
present participle of preconceive
1
as in prejudging

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2
as in thinking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preconceiving
  1. thinking
  2. dreaming
  3. predicting
  4. perceiving
  5. imagining
  6. forecasting
  7. guessing
  8. theorizing
Verb
  • Digitization means companies can operate with a forward-thinking approach.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The bottom line is that women need to start thinking of their exit strategies from their businesses earlier.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • While REM sleep isn’t usually classified as a deep sleep stage, most people don’t wake up easily during the dreaming sleep stage.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Those dreaming of snow and ice can rent skates for 30-minute sessions for only $5 at the outdoor rink that can be set up regardless of temperature.
    Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of dreaming
Verb
  • Now that the Eras Tour has wrapped, StubHub is predicting that Coldplay will reign over live events in 2025.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to financial markets participants overwhelmingly predicting another rate cut is in store, central bank officials have made similar indications.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicting
Verb
  • There is no way for humans, with their own specific ways of perceiving and being in the world, to fully understand the perspective of a chicken – a dinosaur descendant that can see ultraviolet light and has a 300-degree field of vision.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
  • As a result, perception and behavior tasks, including perceiving objects, predicting the actions of other road users and planning the car’s next steps, happen on-board the car in real time.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of perceiving
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
Definition of imagining
Verb
  • The Power Of Women In Commerce Our story begins in 2020, when McKinsey published a blockbuster report forecasting that women in the United States would inherit $11 trillion during this decade.
    Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The data models and logic for tracking the progress of the pandemic, understanding its spread in the population, forecasting the future course of the pandemic and evaluating potential policy options proved faulty.
    Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of forecasting
Verb
  • 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
  • Stop guessing and start growing.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of guessing
Verb
  • Others are theorizing what kind of person would flee the scene on what police said was an unmarked e-bike, and what the suspect's purchase says about him.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But Koppes, in Colorado, noted that there has still been some conspiracy theorizing about the election among the fringe-left, and that for some on the right, election denial has become a career.
    Miles Parks, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of theorizing
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