as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
challenged the voters to envision a nation in which no child was ever allowed to go hungry
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Vikki Nutter of the Nutter Group (also known as Haley's mother) led the interior design, envisioning the restaurant with dozens of details that referenced this era.
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The concept plan submitted to the city late last month envisions a spiraling, mystical tower topped with a sphere that is unlike anything on Denver’s skyline.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
The previous plan envisioned eight data center buildings with the same dimensions as what is currently proposed.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer – who knows a thing or two about placing a smash song into a film – and directed by Kosinski, F1 was always envisioned as a global spectacle.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
The concept plan submitted to the city late last month envisions a spiraling, mystical tower topped with a sphere that is unlike anything on Denver’s skyline.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 2 July 2025
The previous plan envisioned eight data center buildings with the same dimensions as what is currently proposed.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer – who knows a thing or two about placing a smash song into a film – and directed by Kosinski, F1 was always envisioned as a global spectacle.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Even though no one ever could have imagined it at the time, the Yankees weren’t going to win Torre one more Series, weren’t even going to make it back there even after having led three games to none.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Third, imagine how scattered and confused the AI community would be without a flag of AGI as the purposeful aim afoot.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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According to statements from camp officials and survivors, Eastland was last seen leading a group of girls from a cabin trying to get them to safety.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Chicago O’Hare, one of the world’s busiest airports, saw nearly 114,000 passengers, also a record.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Envision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envision. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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