as in imagines
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Recent Examples of envisions
The shakeup is part of NASA's overhaul of its Artemis campaign as the space agency envisions launching more missions before and after a historic moon landing.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In Kfar Giladi, Zeevi envisions distant hope.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Winhusen envisions a future where GLP-1 drugs help with one of the most difficult barriers to successful medical treatment — keeping people in treatment.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
The team envisions the wristband becoming a primary tool for virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Derwinski envisions the new park being used for multiple events including such things as Fourth of July fireworks displays.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
When this is all over, and the exhibition is dismantled, Saoirse envisions herself burning the sketchbooks.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Huang envisions Nvidia maintaining its instrumental role in AI by continuing to feed the feverish demand for chips that power chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini and expanding its reach into the emerging market for inference processors.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The latest proposal for the project envisions a 99-unit, nine-story apartment complex, according to the proposal.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In Kfar Giladi, Zeevi envisions distant hope.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Winhusen envisions a future where GLP-1 drugs help with one of the most difficult barriers to successful medical treatment — keeping people in treatment.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
The team envisions the wristband becoming a primary tool for virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR).
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Derwinski envisions the new park being used for multiple events including such things as Fourth of July fireworks displays.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
When this is all over, and the exhibition is dismantled, Saoirse envisions herself burning the sketchbooks.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Huang envisions Nvidia maintaining its instrumental role in AI by continuing to feed the feverish demand for chips that power chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini and expanding its reach into the emerging market for inference processors.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
The latest proposal for the project envisions a 99-unit, nine-story apartment complex, according to the proposal.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for envisions
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Weed imagines the home’s spirit as a 19th-century woman in a long dress—and not a particularly happy one.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Given the remarkable radiation tolerance displayed by the molds discovered at Chernobyl, fungi might also provide radiation shielding — Maurer imagines growing thin layers of them inside the inflated buildings to shield the astronauts living within.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Many employers are increasingly relying on rolling or phased layoffs, meaning the public often sees announcements weeks or months before job losses actually begin.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Canales, in particular, sees the upside in the addition, not only for Carolina, but Pickett as well.—
Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Although best known as a sculptor, Sanadze envisages the project as a collection of mixed-media works, each using the flowers in different ways.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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The $20 billion project led by state-run YPF SA and Italy’s Eni SpA envisages construction of at least two floating liquefaction vessels with annual capacity for 12 million tons off Argentina’s Atlantic coast.—
Jonathan Gilbert,
Bloomberg,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Envisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisions. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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