project onto
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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The matches are also being projected onto some of the walls, and festive touches have been added to the taxidermy.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Service, intentionally or not, leaves a wide, wild path for a person to project onto the journey, the setting, the suffering of discomforts, the upholding of promise, their close relationship.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The crowd erupted into laughter and cheers when Swift appeared in a video that was projected onto a huge screen onstage.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Bars were overflowing with crowds spilling out into the street, the Empire State Building was lit up in blue and orange, and the game was being projected onto buildings for strangers to congregate around.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 June 2026
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Service, intentionally or not, leaves a wide, wild path for a person to project onto the journey, the setting, the suffering of discomforts, the upholding of promise, their close relationship.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
The crowd erupted into laughter and cheers when Swift appeared in a video that was projected onto a huge screen onstage.
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 June 2026
Bars were overflowing with crowds spilling out into the street, the Empire State Building was lit up in blue and orange, and the game was being projected onto buildings for strangers to congregate around.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 June 2026
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“Project onto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/project%20onto. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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