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as in imagining
to form a mental picture of
it takes an idealist to conceive a world without war, and an activist to make it happen
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as in knowing
to have a clear idea of
I cannot conceive the reason for such pointless vandalism
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as in thinking
to have as an opinion
I just can't conceive that he would have lied
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as in impregnated
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Recent Examples of conceiving
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Millions of babies have been born through IVF, which involves combining eggs and sperm in a laboratory to create an embryo for couples having difficulty conceiving.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
When conceiving the hotel, Escobedo was mindful of the environment around Lake Bacalar.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The Israeli right has spent decades trying to prevent people from conceiving any alternatives to its ultimate victory.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Her daily tasks like curating displays and visuals for Norrgatan influenced and perfected her talent for conceiving strong storytelling and communication that can cut through the noise.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Credit for conceiving and championing the new talent pipeline goes to Accenture CEO Julie Sweet, in collaboration with Greg Case, CEO of global insurance company Aon.
—Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
People with polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, are likely well acquainted with the challenges the endocrine disorder presents for fertility and the discomfort associated with irregular periods, painful ovarian cysts, weight gain, and difficulty conceiving as a result of elevated androgen levels.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
Tell me more about conceiving this film that criss-crosses between the 14th and 21st centuries and alternates black-and-white and color?
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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In an interview with The Times from April 2024, Ringwald revealed the story behind conceiving her daughter Mathilda.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Millions of babies have been born through IVF, which involves combining eggs and sperm in a laboratory to create an embryo for couples having difficulty conceiving.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
When conceiving the hotel, Escobedo was mindful of the environment around Lake Bacalar.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The Israeli right has spent decades trying to prevent people from conceiving any alternatives to its ultimate victory.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
Her daily tasks like curating displays and visuals for Norrgatan influenced and perfected her talent for conceiving strong storytelling and communication that can cut through the noise.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Credit for conceiving and championing the new talent pipeline goes to Accenture CEO Julie Sweet, in collaboration with Greg Case, CEO of global insurance company Aon.
—Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
People with polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, are likely well acquainted with the challenges the endocrine disorder presents for fertility and the discomfort associated with irregular periods, painful ovarian cysts, weight gain, and difficulty conceiving as a result of elevated androgen levels.
—Sam Manzella, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
Tell me more about conceiving this film that criss-crosses between the 14th and 21st centuries and alternates black-and-white and color?
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceiving
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Green’s photographs capture not just the heaviness of choice, but the joy of imagining different lives.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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And imagining a world without our complexities and maladies was spirit expanding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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At last weekend’s general assembly of Barcelona club members, Laporta tried to thread a delicate path when defending the plan to play a domestic game over 4,500 miles away, knowing that Tebas is not exactly popular with his team’s supporters.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, was working her shift at Hennepin County Medical Center, where several of the wounded were taken, before even knowing her children’s school was involved.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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This includes thinking vertically and adding hooks to dangle gear on wall space or finding ways to pop in clever items, like storage benches, that double as organizational features and help eliminate dust buildup.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
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And some of these AI companies are projecting the idea even further, envisioning a future where AI agents use their coding abilities spin up bespoke software on the fly to handle many of the tasks that now require enterprise software, like, um, Salesforce.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Still others were envisioning future scenarios where a president illegally seizes power in a coup.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The emerging discipline of geomythology is coming into its own, as scientists, historians, and other scholars see the rich potential for understanding how humans have made sense of their observations of nature over time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Experts say there are biological and seasonal reasons behind the fall-time sleep disruption, and understanding them can help teens get better rest.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The rest of us, however, will have to learn to navigate a world in which seeing is rarely believing.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many journalists, authors, and investigators have voiced doubts about these convictions, believing that the real Monster of Florence was never caught.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Setareh notes that reproductive history is also key here and that women who experienced early menopause, gestational hypertension and preeclampsia should consider this test, too, because these conditions all increase their risk for heart disease.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead the gestational environment starts shaping fetuses’ brain processing even before birth.—
Meghie Rodrigues,
Scientific American,
7 Oct. 2025
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In his eight wins, all eight have come inside the distance, with only two fights seeing a second round.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Looking forward to seeing Becks on our plane ride home.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Conceiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceiving. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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