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Recent Examples of chimera Sing Sing may be an awkward chimera of a film, combining vibrant source material with synthetic attempts to serve as a star vehicle, but its insistence on the healing capacity of art is enough to soften the hardest of hearts. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 July 2024 The chimera of another righteous military triumph cannot fix what ails the United States. Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023 Yet, the reality is starkly different: Such a formula is a chimera. Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 The miraculous, revolutionary returns from AI are very likely to remain a chimera. Daron Acemoglu, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chimera 
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Noun
  • This ‘80s silhouette, which cinches at the waist but leaves volume across the shoulders and flares at the hip, creates the illusion of an exaggerated hourglass figure, immediately adding shape back into Jenner’s otherwise loose-fitting ensemble.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The pyramid functioned as an enormous calendar and was designed so that, on the equinoxes, the play of sunlight and shadow would create the illusion of a snake descending to Earth.
    John Newton, AFAR Media, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Playing with Los Angeles has been a fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
    Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
  • There are reasons to be watchful of the relationship between the tech industry and the Right. Tech billionaires dream of reinventing our world.
    Jack Butler, National Review, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The fantasy adventure will premiere at Sundance Film Festival as planned, with Saxon and cast in attendance at the Park City debut.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • With Venus in your sign, the love planet heightens your romantic longings and fantasies, all while Mars retrograde brings past romantic or creative endeavors back into focus.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, by the end of the 1930s, the Nazi conquest of Europe had driven a dramatic swing in U.S. public opinion away from Borah’s isolationist daydream.
    Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
  • She was startled out of her reverie—a strange erotic daydream, flesh without body, warmth without a face.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Purpose Beyond Profit While most businesses and brands set their vision first and foremost on profits and possible gains, some see the bigger picture.
    Jon Michail, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Kate Phelan, the British stylist and editor who was named creative director last November, has unveiled her first creative vision for the department store via its window displays.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In a moment of delusion, Simon cooks up a scheme to get Wei-Tung married and secure their friend Wei-Wei a green card.
    Sadie Collins, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Being able to make tactical adjustments or create a match environment that the stronger opponent doesn’t enjoy is one thing; when that isn’t possible, maintaining self-belief often tips towards delusion.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Chimera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimera. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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