as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination
most of those auditioning had only a fantasied talent for singing
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as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
She regularly fantasies exciting adventures.
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Adjective
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Under the noonday sun while fishing, or stealing light from the full moon, the point of his pencil traced the imaginary movements of the washers, threads, coil springs, cylinders, bolts, and screws that had long enriched the workings of his mind.—
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Torgashev dropped an imaginary microphone for his ending pose, then doubled over before dropping to a knee as the crowd rose to its feet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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Vince imagined the sparkling space would serve as an incubator for his new startup ventures and aspired to take over the top floor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The $5 billion expansion program has grown beyond the scope of what airport officials originally imagined, with a total of 32 gates coming by the early 2030s.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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As the voice of Rumi, Ejae performed the lead vocals of all the songs for HUNTR/X, the movie's fictional k-pop girl group that moonlights as demon hunters who protect the world from soul-sucking monsters.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the fictional story of the Shakespeare family, their family tragedy leads Shakespeare to write Hamlet.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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However, a local developer envisioned something new in place of the old — a five-story condo building with 39 units.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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For years, Olsson had envisioned building solar systems that moved with the wind like leaves in a storm.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Anyone who’s survived to 2026 knows the upper class’ fictitious fantasies still carry real, wretched consequences for the rest of us, but Season 4 plays out those ongoing scenarios to the nth degree, while condensing them into an appreciable narrative arc.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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The series, which premiered on Netflix at the end of 2024, tells the story of the Buendía family over multiple generations and is set in the fictitious town of Macondo, Colombia, which the family founded.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 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
Adjective
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The veil seamlessly transitions into sculptural braids, and the almost mythical look was topped off with perfectly clear glass tips over her natural nails.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The name Siren's Curse comes from the mythical sirens who reside in Lake Erie and lure sailors with their singing.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Growing up, Sam Klemet dreamed of being the next Ernie Harwell or George Blaha, spending hours with a tape recorder reading box scores of Detroit Tigers and Pistons games from the newspaper, adding in his personal commentary about each game.—
Carol Cain,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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In Florida, the expat community has long dreamed that if Maduro fell his allies in Havana would follow.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Fantasied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasied. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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