as in illusion
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
a monster in the closet would not have been the first chimera that the boy had seen in his mind's eye
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Recent Examples of chimera
Note: this article has been updated to add details on Koller’s role on the 2021 Chimeras and to clarify/augment a couple of quotes.
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Look behind that curtain and see that the great and powerful Oz is a chimera.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, an animal advocacy organization, argued that if such chimeras gained humanlike awareness, they should be treated as human research subjects.
—Monika Piotrowska, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
The chimera of a two-state solution still has widespread backing within Washington’s traditional foreign policy establishment.
—Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Look behind that curtain and see that the great and powerful Oz is a chimera.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, an animal advocacy organization, argued that if such chimeras gained humanlike awareness, they should be treated as human research subjects.
—Monika Piotrowska, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
The chimera of a two-state solution still has widespread backing within Washington’s traditional foreign policy establishment.
—Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimera
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The Office Romance actress stole the show at the Netflix film’s New York City premiere on June 2, dazzling in a naked illusion corset gown that covered her curves in dreamy blooms.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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Michael created the illusion of magic.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Sign up for Euphoria Club, a newsletter overanalyzing season three of Sam Levinson’s HBO fever dream, for subscribers only.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Talk show host Kelly Ripa never intended for her dream dress from her 1996 elopement to Mark Consuelos to be one-and-done.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
31 May 2026
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Founded in 1997 and now among Asia‘s largest showcases for horror, fantasy and thriller cinema, BIFAN runs July 2-12 in Bucheon, just west of Seoul.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Two oversized Adirondack chairs face a campy performance-art film that traces a path from Caribbean sugar plantations and rum production to the modern fantasy of escape marketed by Margaritaville.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The heady scent—a mix of white florals, amber, and sandalwood—induces daydreams of tanning on a white-sand beach.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
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Nina, Karen and Caroline started appearing in my daydreams, full of vigor and life lessons.—
Jennifer Acker,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Backstory Namia opened in December 2024 as the fruition of Tran Thanh Nam's deeply personal vision.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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When reading Blake in a Harlem apartment in 1948, Ginsberg was struck with a vision of the Romantic poet, intoning his own verse in his own voice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Chimera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimera. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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