project onto
phrasal verb
projected onto; projecting onto; projects onto
: to believe or imagine that (one's ideas, feelings, etc.) are shared by (another person)
She projected her fears onto him.
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An image of Musk making a controversial salute following Trump's inauguration was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin in January.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the diary entries have been projected onto a screen in the courtroom.
—Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, the chief’s mug shot was projected onto a screen at a news conference announcing the arrest of the chief and four officers on felony and misdemeanor charges.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The cosmic rays projected onto an Aries are restorative and therapeutic.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Some of the diary entries have been projected onto a screen in the courtroom.
—Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, the chief’s mug shot was projected onto a screen at a news conference announcing the arrest of the chief and four officers on felony and misdemeanor charges.
—Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The cosmic rays projected onto an Aries are restorative and therapeutic.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for project onto
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“Project onto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/project%20onto. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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