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as in legendary
based on, described in, or being a myth
the city of Phoenix is named after a fabulous bird that every 500 years destroys itself with fire, only to rise again from its own ashes
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as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment
the fabulous sites of dazzlingly lit Las Vegas
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as in fictional
not real and existing only in the imagination
a story of a fabulous land where the people know nothing of war and live together in perfect harmony
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as in lovely
of the very best kind
we had a fabulous time on our vacation
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Recent Examples of fabulous
The piece also serves as a fabulous decorative vase.
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Zell and the president of the Zell family office EGI, Mark Sotir, would push Swain to arrange transactions that raised the bar for capturing a share of the profits, but gave the management teams an even bigger score for fabulous results.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Fear not—these last-minute costume options are easy to make at home and will look fabulous even when up against the people who were able to plan ahead for the spookiest night of the year.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Elsa Lanchester’s performance as the hissing, glamorous Bride — which was inspired, in part, by swans at the zoo — is fabulous as well, making a legendary impression with only seven minutes of screen time.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Zell and the president of the Zell family office EGI, Mark Sotir, would push Swain to arrange transactions that raised the bar for capturing a share of the profits, but gave the management teams an even bigger score for fabulous results.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Fear not—these last-minute costume options are easy to make at home and will look fabulous even when up against the people who were able to plan ahead for the spookiest night of the year.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Elsa Lanchester’s performance as the hissing, glamorous Bride — which was inspired, in part, by swans at the zoo — is fabulous as well, making a legendary impression with only seven minutes of screen time.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabulous
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When a mysterious and legendary skeleton, badly injured, randomly resurfaced in 2018, an interdisciplinary team of researchers went to work to find out who the person was.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The spotlight increased after a disastrous interview with CBS to promote the legendary coach’s book.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Christos honored their promise by gifting me with a wonderful collage in addition to my one-dollar paycheck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That scene was so incredibly awkward… and wonderful.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Anmore and Fort Langley — to make up the fictional community.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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SpringHill’s involvement signals a likely retention of the original’s format, with real sports stars playing themselves as clients of the fictional sports agency.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Music lovers should head to see the Bluegrass Band art piece in East Bend, and the square in Yadkinville featuring Carolina Pines is particularly lovely.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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In between performances, while the crew was breaking down and setting up on stage, there was a lovely MC keeping the crowd entertained.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The repetition of that mythic version has buttressed the belief that the fight for American independence was an event somehow separate from world history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That was a really great mythic take.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Working with the uniquely gifted Erin Foster, this unbelievable cast of talented, hilarious pros, amazing writers and incredible crew has been a truly great experience.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Working with the uniquely gifted Erin Foster, this unbelievable cast of talented, hilarious pros, amazing writers, and incredible crew has been a truly great experience.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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One way to represent a complex number like a + ib is as a point on a plane, where a is the position on the x-axis (which can be thought of as the real number line) and b is the position on an imaginary y-axis.—
Daniel Garisto,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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For example, the tests measure AI’s ability to fix inconsistencies in customer invoices Excel spreadsheets for an imaginary sales analyst role, or AI’s ability to create a full production schedule for a 60-second video shoot for an imaginary video producer.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Thus far, Arsenal’s excellent form has relegated the injuries to a subplot.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The carbon nanofiber provides mechanical stability, abundant pore channels, and excellent electrolyte wettability, while the cobalt sites catalyze the adsorption and conversion of polysulfides.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Fabulous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabulous. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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