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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
Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2026
Share a playful vision, then assign simple roles and checkpoints that keep progress humming.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2019
But Korff won’t hold off for the city’s visioning effort to be completed.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2019
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City leaders celebrated the occasion as the fulfillment of a long-overdue vision for a site that’s sat empty for over a decade.
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Nobody was more tunnel-visioned than Helton, who did not look up at the visitors.
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Sadly, his college ball dreams didn’t come to fruition after the coach who called him up retired.—
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Over the past seven years, Blake Lively brought her dream hair care line to life by redefining the beauty industry with a blend of passion, precision and purpose.—
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Baber’s investigation also discovered that a Vallejo phone booth that the Zodiac used to tell police where to find two victims was within eyesight of a house where Elizabeth Short had lived with her father.—
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Claire Lai said her father has lost more than 10 kilograms in less than a year and now suffers from diabetes, heart issues, high blood pressure, failing eyesight and hearing, and other visible ailments.—
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The image combines each planet's nightly positions during separate 2025 apparitions, assembled by astrophotographer Petr Horálek, a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador.—
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Sam slips back into her addiction and as her alcoholism worsens, so do the visions and apparitions that seem to be haunting the forest.—
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The Aeneid has a special relevance for the United States, a country founded by immigrants who fled from earlier homelands, often believing that divine providence justified their claim on a land already inhabited by many distinct groups of indigenous peoples.—
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Does providence foreordain or do characters have a say?—
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Now imagine a world where everyone yearned—not through dramatic declarations of love or extravagant gifts, but simply by being honest from the start.—
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Barbara Brockway and Matt Padula always imagined retirement as a time to relax and enjoy each other's company after more than three decades together.—
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Most of them are unemployed and produce nothing but illusions.—
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Then, style the cut with a deep side part to create the illusion of an asymmetrical blunt cut.—
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Police described Watson as 6-foot-1 and weighing 227 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.—
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The youngest Alford brother, however, opened some eyes.—
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Despite its name, the bar operates as a globally minded cocktail destination with equal attention paid to other spirits, along with small bites and an impressive cigar selection.—
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What’s unique about Tasovská’s approach is that the entire film is composed of Jarcovjáková’s photographs, infusing her artistic spirit into every frame.—
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“Vision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vision. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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