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as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
a vision of the future that no other film director had ever created
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as in eyesight
the ability to see
the bright light temporarily robbed me of vision
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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
believed he'd seen a vision of his mother
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
a company president with the long-range vision that his firm needs to survive in the global economy
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
visioned her idea of the perfect meal
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Recent Examples of vision
Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
But Ward said that figure isn’t enough to bring about lawmakers’ vision for the office.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
Landscape architect Christine Wilson of Copley Wolff Design Group created a conceptual design for the pocket park using community input, including through a site visit and a visioning workshop with nearby residents in the fall of 2018.
—John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
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Noun
That's not true of certain Dogecoin believers who endure slump after slump, firmly believing in the token's long-term vision and not seeking short-term gains or simply committing to the bit.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
But Ward said that figure isn’t enough to bring about lawmakers’ vision for the office.
—James Watson, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
But Korff won’t hold off for the city’s visioning effort to be completed.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
Landscape architect Christine Wilson of Copley Wolff Design Group created a conceptual design for the pocket park using community input, including through a site visit and a visioning workshop with nearby residents in the fall of 2018.
—John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vision
Noun
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Working with an entertainment group can offer you resources and creative teams to bring your dreams to life.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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In 1881, a young businessman named John Taylor moved from Columbus, Ohio, to Kansas City with a dream of starting his own store.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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How a Herd of Cattle Helped an Iraq War Veteran with PTSD Find Healing: 'Animals Gave Me a Second Chance' Poor eyesight kept Rademacher from signing up for military service himself so the filmmaker says his own mission has been to put the spotlight on those who have served.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Macular degeneration took his eyesight over the past five years.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2025
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Zoe, as an apparition, is both the cause and relief to her pain.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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In one of the film’s more startling moments, Shiri and Yarden Bibas and other residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz — many of whom, including Shiri Bibas and her two children, are now confirmed dead — flit across the screen like apparitions.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
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Everything is either a complete accident or divine providence, the movie suggests.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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The attorney general did not respond to the Statesman's questions about the providence and nature of the evidence.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
17 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Like, imagine how different the world would be if police officers had this same energy for, say, the NYPD, killing hundreds of civilian complaints accusing the department of misconduct.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Just imagining who could play Colman Smith in a TV or movie version of Pixie is enough to seriously excite the producers strutting the Olympia halls.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 400-year-old fort is famed for its mirror work on the walls and 3D carvings creating illusions on its pillars.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
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Then finding a solution for them, but more give them the illusion of choice.—
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those moves were all done with an eye on the trade deadline.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Be mindful of snow plows: Keep an eye out for snow plows and allow them ample room to pass.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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So something to the spirit of that is really speaking to me.—
David Kinne,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Its current World of Whiskey theme examines a variety of takes on the spirit from around the world and is $175 per person.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vision. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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