imagining
- present participle of imagine.
Example Sentences
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Until large language models came along, AI could not help with decisions like whether to buy Nvidia or SpaceX, since those require thinking through uncertainty and imagining future scenarios.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
In a closing monologue, Odysseus looks ahead to the collapse of the Bronze Age, imagining a future in which his world and everything that happened to him will be forgotten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Instead of beginning with today's technology, the workshop summary starts by imagining what a habitable Mars might eventually look like and then works backward to identify the steps needed to get there.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
The speeds of planes and cars may have plateaued, but one thing that has definitely sped up beyond all prior imagining is the speed of communication.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
And I couldn’t help but smile, imagining what a thrill it would be for the lucky detective who got to dress up in one of Mr. Bangs’s clever disguises and portray the wandering book peddler.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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