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Recent Examples of envisaged
David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
It also is not envisaged by Iran’s first opponent.
—Graham Dunbar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The source envisaged that Iran would establish diplomatic ties with the United States and take a position on Israel similar to that of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, Wrexham have surged up the divisions quicker than anyone would have envisaged when Mac and Reynolds took over at The Racecourse Ground in February 2021, when the club were in the fifth tier of the domestic game.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The space also introduces new editions envisaged in Putman’s legacy, including the Constellation Au Carré rug and the Quatre Feuilles table in a collector’s version.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Damascus reached a deal with the SDF last year that envisaged full integration of Kurdish fighters in the new Syrian army by the end of 2025, but progress has been limited, with both sides blaming the other.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Garvey envisaged a new nation built by the descendants of African slaves.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The deal, which made Omnicom the world’s largest ad company by revenue, is now expected to generate cost savings exceeding the $750 million originally envisaged, executives said.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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The agency envisaged the book as a public invitation for other Iranian nuclear scientists to defect as well, and Chalker worked government contacts at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to line up a publisher at its HarperCollins division.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
It also is not envisaged by Iran’s first opponent.
—Graham Dunbar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The source envisaged that Iran would establish diplomatic ties with the United States and take a position on Israel similar to that of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Nonetheless, Wrexham have surged up the divisions quicker than anyone would have envisaged when Mac and Reynolds took over at The Racecourse Ground in February 2021, when the club were in the fifth tier of the domestic game.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The space also introduces new editions envisaged in Putman’s legacy, including the Constellation Au Carré rug and the Quatre Feuilles table in a collector’s version.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Damascus reached a deal with the SDF last year that envisaged full integration of Kurdish fighters in the new Syrian army by the end of 2025, but progress has been limited, with both sides blaming the other.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
Garvey envisaged a new nation built by the descendants of African slaves.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The deal, which made Omnicom the world’s largest ad company by revenue, is now expected to generate cost savings exceeding the $750 million originally envisaged, executives said.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisaged
Verb
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Dan Fiorito imagined the Yankees’ home opener days in advance.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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From forming a community cheer squad to picking up painting, life at The Vi opens up experiences many residents never even imagined.—
Vi at Aventura,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As envisioned, the mission will test the spacecraft before eventually enabling weeklong lunar stays.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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As someone who once envisioned a future as a rock star, long hair felt like part of the uniform.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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But McKinnon, who runs the $14 billion digital identity management company Okta, adds that CEOs are unlikely to get the answer from their in-house IT experts.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This serial presentation emphasized the relationship between the photographs rather than the singular sculpture pictured in each—a demonstration of her conviction that a successful artwork should change over time according to its own internal logic.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bloom was pictured in a bed, smiling for the camera.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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England, who spent years working in hospitality, as well as in retail management, has dreamed of opening her own place for years and spent two years preparing Kaos by obtaining permits, a liquor license, preparing the kitchen and thoughtfully decorating.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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While there has always been a thriving industry of paranoid books and films, modern conspiracism has avenues of distribution and incentive that Cold War cranks and 19th-century pamphleteers could have only dreamed of.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Envisaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisaged. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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