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also phantasies
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as in dreams
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
a constant daydreamer who started to believe his own fantasies
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as in fictions
something that is the product of the imagination
we were coming to the conclusion that the person Karen "saw" in the woods was another one of her fantasies
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as in imagines
to form a mental picture of
She regularly fantasies exciting adventures.
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Recent Examples of fantasies
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Ride a Luge Live out your Milan 2026 fantasies at Michigan's Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
This is where your romantic fantasies meet reality.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Such a happy scenario does not exist even in their boldest fantasies; many believe achieving such a thing is not worth trying, even though almost all of them would love to leave today’s Russia.
—Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
Most cops have hero dreams, protector fantasies that sustain them through days that are mostly mundane.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Celie becomes increasingly fixated on the idea of having her own murderous affair, until nothing can stop her from pursuing her deadliest fantasies.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
No more fantasies of annexation.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
Although the film became a template for white revenge fantasies, its street thugs are assembled with almost comic care to avoid racial bias.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Ride a Luge Live out your Milan 2026 fantasies at Michigan's Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
This is where your romantic fantasies meet reality.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Such a happy scenario does not exist even in their boldest fantasies; many believe achieving such a thing is not worth trying, even though almost all of them would love to leave today’s Russia.
—Mikhail Zygar, Vanity Fair, 7 Jan. 2026
Most cops have hero dreams, protector fantasies that sustain them through days that are mostly mundane.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Celie becomes increasingly fixated on the idea of having her own murderous affair, until nothing can stop her from pursuing her deadliest fantasies.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
No more fantasies of annexation.
—CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasies
Noun
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Sadly, his college ball dreams didn’t come to fruition after the coach who called him up retired.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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But your kid with pro athlete dreams is likely not part of the 70%.—
Jonathan Carone,
Parents,
13 Jan. 2026
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The vast encyclopedic architecture of Gravity’s Rainbow (1973) or Mason & Dixon (1997) gives way here to a series of detective fictions each set in a distinct historical moment, each featuring a reluctant investigator sifting through the wreckage of cultural paranoia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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The fictions that result, many so small and meaningless, can be accepted without much trouble.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
26 Nov. 2025
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There’s also a spacious closet off the bathroom, which one imagines the future West Village girl who gets the place will need for all of her Reformation and Brandy Melville bags.—
Katie McDonough,
Curbed,
12 Jan. 2026
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Having learned the instrument by ear, the Ohio native re-imagines it for modern Western music by seizing the energy, abandon and soulfulness with which it’s associated in African settings.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Over the next four decades, Sundance, which was founded by Robert Redford in 1978 to help innovative filmmakers navigate a business that was often hostile to their visions, served as the launching pad for some of the boldest creative forces in movies.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Tanner had pitched a number of grand visions in recent years.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Miyazaki’s singular style — his hand-drawn, painterly aesthetic and his thematic focus on a child’s-eye view of morally complex, humanistic tales — has been treated as the sole Asian animation worthy of entry into the Oscar canon.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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As the president envisions it, the group would comprise world leaders, with him as its chairman.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The creative team envisions the short film as a proof of concept for a potential television series.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, whose songs about sunshine daydreams and truckin’ helped turn the jam band into a 60-year musical empire, has died at age 78.—
Richard Gehr,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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Alas, my daydreams about adapting an essay from my collection into a limited series TV show turned out to be just that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Below, Dyens and Miailhe speak to Deadline about the importance of unearthing human stories amid the tragedy of the World War II era.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fantasies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasies. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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