1
as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India
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as in enjoyed
to take pleasure in
the teacher didn't fancy the idea of failing the student, even if he was the class clown
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Recent Examples of fancied
Wales' women went into the World Cup with a higher ranking than Scotland but have now dropped to 10th and are underdogs against Canada, needing victory to save their tournament as Scotland are fancied to beat outsiders Fiji in Saturday's second game at the Salford Community Stadium.
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Mark Gleeson, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump's first term was plagued by internal sabotage from bureaucrats and agency officers who fancied themselves a coequal branch of government.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Chelsea and Aston Villa assets were highly fancied going into Gameweek 1, with a large proportion of managers opting to double-up on their players.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush fancied himself an adventurer, visionary and MacGyver-esque experimenter.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Mark Gleeson, Reuters, 29 Aug. 2025
Trump's first term was plagued by internal sabotage from bureaucrats and agency officers who fancied themselves a coequal branch of government.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Chelsea and Aston Villa assets were highly fancied going into Gameweek 1, with a large proportion of managers opting to double-up on their players.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush fancied himself an adventurer, visionary and MacGyver-esque experimenter.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancied
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For the first time, researchers have mapped and dated fresh boulder falls across the moon, showing that its surface is more active than previously imagined.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Rows and rows of spacious houses with yards, everything new, tidy as can be imagined, with elegant transportation to and from the workplace right there—all for working people.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Harried enjoyed a colorful green and purple display with vast pillars reaching high into the sky, as well as a subtle green glow as activity began to wane.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But mortgage rates remain elevated above 6%, freezing activity in the housing market that enjoyed a tremendous boom during the pandemic thanks to sub-3% mortgage rates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Trump heard it, liked it, and began repeating it himself.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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In this photo, mama, who liked posing for the camera, supervises her litter of kittens.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Products were envisioned to do everything.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then in 2021, the company tried to reorient its brand around the metaverse, which failed to reshape the internet in the way Zuckerberg had envisioned.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Our testers also loved how the Japanese stainless steel blade gently exfoliates and easily glides along and around the contours of your face.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Murphy and Greco make fresh thin crust pizza that Jack and I loved.—
Greg Sullivan,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many members of the Venezuelan opposition, Straka said, have long relished calling out government supporters for treating Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s predecessor, as a messiah, but they can be faulted for believing, with similar fervor, that American salvation is coming.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Each brought their own story, and Yüna relished the challenge of turning personality into jewelry.—
Janee Bolden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The talented artist quickly became fluent in English, found work at a pizzeria and dreamed of becoming a veterinary assistant.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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There are more vibrant reds and glowing greens on heaven and earth here than are dreamed of in your typical color palette.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Fancied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancied. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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