as in envisaged
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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
Verb
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
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According to the affidavit, the inmates somehow sawed through the steel bars behind the toilet and then bent them.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
20 May 2025
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The rest of the installment was apparently taken after it was sawed off from its base at the ankles.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 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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Khamenei’s zealotry is very unlikely to outlive him in Iran’s highest echelons of power.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2025
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With John Ruddy, the reserve goalkeeper, in negotiations over an extension, now free-agents Fraser Forster and Tim Krul are unlikely to be recruited, even if their names were mentioned internally, given their homegrown credentials.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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“Envisioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisioned. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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