as in imagined
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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Recent Examples of envisioned
Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Perry was a diver and an inventor and envisioned bringing the beauty and grace of synchronized swimmers to an audience from a new perspective—underwater.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The roundhouse envisioned as the expansion centerpiece is a 1910 substantial stone building.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Shaver said her mother had envisioned a retirement filled with family, spending time with her grandsons, gardening, traveling.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
It was envisioned by Frances Perkins during the Great Depression.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Our founders envisioned a system of government where ambition would counteract ambition.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The show, which opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in February, was co-conceived, written, and directed by Tina Landau, who envisioned welcoming the audience into the emotional landscape of the forest.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Of course injuries change things, but the make up of this team is definitely feeling quite a bit different than originally envisioned and thank goodness for David Sterns ability to build multiple layers of depth in the organization.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Perry was a diver and an inventor and envisioned bringing the beauty and grace of synchronized swimmers to an audience from a new perspective—underwater.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
The roundhouse envisioned as the expansion centerpiece is a 1910 substantial stone building.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2025
Shaver said her mother had envisioned a retirement filled with family, spending time with her grandsons, gardening, traveling.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
It was envisioned by Frances Perkins during the Great Depression.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Our founders envisioned a system of government where ambition would counteract ambition.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The show, which opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre in February, was co-conceived, written, and directed by Tina Landau, who envisioned welcoming the audience into the emotional landscape of the forest.
—Luna Adler, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisioned
Verb
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Swanky suites and expensive lounges near the best viewing areas help woo clientele, who then help inflate revenue beyond what anyone could have imagined in earlier eras.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In our timeline, the '50s and '60s were full of artists and thinkers who imagined utopian futures full of miracle inventions like flying cars and robot friends.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately for the house, a 1939 design by Frank Lloyd Wright in Hillsborough, in San Mateo County, the fire department did so by sawing off the end of the roof.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Rivera’s cutter was as good as ever, sawing Gonzalez off at the handle.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Miranda, a now 49-year-old sales associate, had dreamed since childhood of having hazel or green eyes.—
Saima S. Iqbal,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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No one dreamed that chase would take nine years, but more teams around the country invested in catching up and the Huskies had several seasons thrown off course by injuries.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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So worst-case would be a fifth-place finish, which is unlikely.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Trump is unlikely to allow India’s policy toward Ukraine to determine the future of a U.S.-India deal or a thaw in trade tensions, for example, and likewise with China.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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“Envisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioned. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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