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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The Golden Dome system is envisioned as a multi-layered defense grid capable of intercepting missiles during any of the four main phases of an attack: pre-launch, boost phase, midcourse flight, and terminal descent.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Village officials envision a multi-use development including residential, retail and recreation and sports uses.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The Embraer designers envisioned a color scheme that was remarkably similar to Ryann’s, but pushed it one step farther with a carpet that became the cabin’s signature feature.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
Still, White remains hopeful for revitalization, envisioning Dolton as a tourist destination with the pope’s former home and parish drawing visitors.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Village officials envision a multi-use development including residential, retail and recreation and sports uses.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
The Embraer designers envisioned a color scheme that was remarkably similar to Ryann’s, but pushed it one step farther with a carpet that became the cabin’s signature feature.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
Still, White remains hopeful for revitalization, envisioning Dolton as a tourist destination with the pope’s former home and parish drawing visitors.
—Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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Set more than a decade after Jane’s untimely death, this bit of historical fiction follows her beloved older (and only) sister, Cassandra, sensitively portrayed by executive producer Keeley Hawes, and imagines the circumstances that led her to destroy thousands of the author’s personal letters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Olivia Jan, who worked on the Grassland Opera fragrance imagined the scent of the herbaceous orbexilum stipulatum flower.—
Nicole Mowbray,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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The seashore added that those who see wildlife in need of help can call its hotline at (252) 216-6892.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Some people may notice improvements in six to eight weeks, but others may not see any changes until 12 weeks.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
22 May 2025
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“Envision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envision. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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