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am picturing

  • present progressive of picture (1st person singular).

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For years, Randall told anyone who would listen, “I am picturing us dancing on a rooftop in Val di Fiemme celebrating a men’s relay medal.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

I am picturing him bouncing off the walls or staring into the abyss, but he insists he’s doing fine, staying positive.

From The Guardian Jun. 19, 2020

I am picturing Anonymous as maybe a benevolent ghost who has been trapped in the Oval Office and forced to witness all this.

From Washington Post Nov. 8, 2019

I am laughing a little bit because now I am picturing the cast of Cocoon throwing down in a Denny’s parking lot, but this is obviously terrible and of course you need help!

From Slate Jan. 4, 2019

It was that night in 1777 when she, Larry and Harl stepped from their Time-traveling cage; and again I am picturing the events as Larry afterward described them to me.

From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various