fancies 1 of 2

plural of fancy
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fancies

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fancy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fancies
Noun
But the Browns, with a 40-year-old quarterback, four offensive linemen signed only for this season and a defense that carries and fancies itself as one of the league’s best, know what things are supposed to look like and what the roadmap to success — even temporary success — has to be. Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancies
Noun
  • One of them was Segar, his former coworker, who was in the middle of his workday and didn’t have the bandwidth to engage with Jon’s fantasies about a cataclysmic event.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Likewise, be careful about major purchases, because an element of confusion, along with possible deceit (including fantasies of grandeur), might cloud your thinking.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Rather than spending millions in a relentless quest to solve the problems wrought by Coors Field, the Rockies appear to have capitulated to its whims.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One Battle also exemplifies where Hall’s career has taken her, which is to say across genres, moods, and Hollywood whims.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the first episode, Adeline shows Ed a comic book with graphic Holocaust imagery and imagines Ilse Koch, a Nazi, played by Krieps.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In one of several sections of the show that seeks to capture the influence of Ed Gein on pop culture, Brennan imagines the Master of Suspense’s obsession with the moral boundaries crossed by the man who would inspire Norman Bates.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Now Qatar—a state that shelters Hamas leaders, bankrolls Muslim Brotherhood offshoots, and runs influence operations the world over—enjoys the protection of an American guarantee.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mrigakshi Dixit Mrigakshi is a science journalist who enjoys writing about space exploration, biology, and technological innovations.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Such dreams of prosperity are only permitted for so long.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • There's no shortage of viewers who, upon watching the film as a child, saw Dracula in both their nightmares and dreams.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite some promising high-concept notions such as an intergalactic federation, mystic beings, parasitic species, a sentient interstellar craft, and Slipstream FTL quantum mechanics, seemingly inevitable creative differences arose as the show progressed.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The department’s content warnings include mild romantic situations and notions of matchmaking, gentle social satire, occasional passive-aggressive dialogue and very mild suggestive themes (but nothing explicit).
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lately, partnerships with the likes of the Kingsman series of films, skatewear brand Palace, jeweler The Great Frog, and watchmaker Breitling have helped spread word about the brand beyond the optical world.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Moody hues seemed to be the unspoken shades of the night, boasted by the likes of Elordi and Goth, in maroon suiting and inky black sheer respectively.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The concept envisions drones flying ahead of vehicles to provide drivers with real-time views of the terrain.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The framework envisions a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the return of all hostages, and a major prisoner exchange.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Fancies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancies. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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