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noun

ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce vision (audio)
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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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verb

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
Noun
Many Democrats argue her bipartisan rhetoric and vision would play well in a general election. — Julia Manchester, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025 Your team, the coaches, carry the passengers—your company's vision and goals. — Alexandre Douzet, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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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 See All Example Sentences for vision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vision
  1. dream
  2. eyesight
  3. apparition
  4. providence
  5. imagine
  6. illusion
  7. eye
  8. spirit
Noun
  • The bottom line: Uncle Sam's collection hat ruined the dream.
    — Jason Clayworth, Axios, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Big advances in artificial intelligence have renewed some scientists’ dream of eventually understanding what dolphins are saying.
    — Melissa Hobson, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Although eclipse glasses were essential to see any other part of the eclipse, totality was strictly a naked eyesight.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The following month, John addressed his eyesight loss during the stage debut of The Devil Wears Prada in London.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2025
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  • For much of its history, the Church has had to defend itself against accusations that levitations, apparitions, and other miracles were not the work of God but that of the devil.
    — Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Todd, the neighbor, even the strange apparitions are obfuscated simply because of their height, which adds to the eerieness of Indy’s experience but also makes Indy’s recognition of Todd’s voice all the more emotional.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of apparition
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  • There is a way forward, however, that was recently proposed by the theologian Matt Jantzen in his study on the doctrine of providence (i.e., how Christians think about God’s relationship to history).
    — B.G. White, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Everything is either a complete accident or divine providence, the movie suggests.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of providence
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  • Many theories have been floating around about what may have caused the rearranging with some guessing another stage and others imagining an extraordinary set design.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media.
    — Ernesto Verdeja, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of imagine
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  • This city will never be the same, insofar as our sense of safety, our illusions of permanence and so on, are gone.
    — Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Mat previously impressed judges on America’s Got Talent in 2014 with his magic, illusions and card tricks.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Definition of illusion
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  • To implement the policy, staff members were told to keep an eye on visitors, and check in to see if individuals are waiting on mobile orders, meeting someone, or other scenarios.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • To the untrained eye, glass skin and butter skin may not seem all that different; but there are a few key differentiating factors.
    — Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of eye
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  • The departures of Kuzma and Valančiūnas, as well as the additions of Middleton and Smart, set the stage for the Wizards to dramatically improve their ball movement and overall spirit.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • There are signs that SEIU Local 1000’s efforts have renewed the spirits of members who in recent years have weathered a tumultuous leadership change and a contract negotiation that left many unsatisfied.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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