as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard
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Recent Examples of envisage
This full-on existence is exactly what Allyn envisaged when her family first got involved at the SToK Cae Ras, after passing up earlier opportunities to take a minority stake further up the football ladder.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shortly after its dawn, dresses produced by Paris’ leading fashion houses, such as Poiret, Chanel and Lanvin, were envisaged with the same geometric, linear designs and intricate decorations that were characteristic of the revolutionary movement.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
Before the Budapest Memorandum, Clinton’s preferred method envisaged Ukraine and other potential NATO members joining an interim grouping that would enable them to join the alliance later.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
Arteta relaxed the load from some of his main players but the drip-feed method in which they were introduced perhaps provides a glance into what Arteta envisages as the future of squad rotation.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shortly after its dawn, dresses produced by Paris’ leading fashion houses, such as Poiret, Chanel and Lanvin, were envisaged with the same geometric, linear designs and intricate decorations that were characteristic of the revolutionary movement.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2025
Before the Budapest Memorandum, Clinton’s preferred method envisaged Ukraine and other potential NATO members joining an interim grouping that would enable them to join the alliance later.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
Arteta relaxed the load from some of his main players but the drip-feed method in which they were introduced perhaps provides a glance into what Arteta envisages as the future of squad rotation.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Set more than a decade after Jane’s untimely death, this bit of historical fiction follows her beloved older (and only) sister, Cassandra, sensitively portrayed by executive producer Keeley Hawes, and imagines the circumstances that led her to destroy thousands of the author’s personal letters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Olivia Jan, who worked on the Grassland Opera fragrance imagined the scent of the herbaceous orbexilum stipulatum flower.—
Nicole Mowbray,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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But the Panthers are bullish on his abilities and envision him thriving as a favorite target for Young for years to come.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The climbable statue, which won’t actually be climbable until later this summer, was envisioned by Denargo’s landscape architect Sasaki, in collaboration with developers Golub & Co. and FORMATIV.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2025
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And while the current president has probably seen some of Llamas' work on NBC, the anchor is also aware of his new platform.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
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Todd and Julie did see a minor court victory in 2019 when the Georgia Department of Revenue cleared the couple of a $2 million state tax evasion charge stemming from a two-year investigation of nearly eight years of returns beginning in 2008.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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“Envisage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envisage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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