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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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The dream of earning a spot in the playoffs fell apart after getting beaten by the Washington Commanders in Week Eight on a Hail Mary from eventual rookie of the year Jayden Daniels to a wide open Noah Brown.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Since losing his eyesight, Short relies on his wife for assistance.—
Elizabeth Both,
NBC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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State laws prevent juveniles from being within hearing range of adult inmates or within eyesight of them.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 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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If this awards season has felt draining to you, imagine what it’s felt like for the poor Oscar strategists.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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Surprisingly optimistic as dystopian films go, the film imagines a future where those older than 75 are rounded up and sent to live in what sounds like a huge concentration camp.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Again and again, the fantasies that fueled Trump’s candidacy are colliding with the reality of his presidency, and the result is already dispelling the illusions of many who advocated for him.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The panic party was a dangerous gamble designed to support the illusion that a ship had been abandoned.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Whitfield was introduced in season one as a greedy mining baron who has his eye on every last acre in Paradise Valley, including the Dutton ranch.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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Even to an amateur’s eye, the crisp, exacting corners and lines of the concrete walls prove noticeable.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 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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On a shared platform for sustainability data, companies can align incentives and foster a spirit of cooperation instead of traditional adversarial buyer-supplier relationships.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vision. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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