as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury
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Recent Examples of fantasize
In pieces on patriotism as a kind of madness, on the long history of Polish and Russian colonizations and cultural appropriations of Ukraine, on the ways communities fantasize and share their daydreams, and others, Janion creates wormholes between past and present.
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The Brewers arrived in Chicago holding a two-game lead and fantasizing about resting their staff after a sweep.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
At times, Russell fantasized about applying to Sarah Lawrence and getting a college degree.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Those who only fantasized about positive outcomes showed lower systolic blood pressure than those who visualized success and then thought through potential obstacles and backup plans.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
The Brewers arrived in Chicago holding a two-game lead and fantasizing about resting their staff after a sweep.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
At times, Russell fantasized about applying to Sarah Lawrence and getting a college degree.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Those who only fantasized about positive outcomes showed lower systolic blood pressure than those who visualized success and then thought through potential obstacles and backup plans.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasize
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Dozens of clips with hundreds of thousands of views imagine figures like Mamdani as the gatekeeper of a future Shambhala.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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This assault threatens our ability to think critically, remember our past honestly, and imagine a future that is not dictated by the state.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Niccol envisions Starbucks' app evolving to use AI that predicts and prepares orders based on customers’ location and previous ordering habits.—
Ben Kelly,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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As The Rise Group looks forward, Starnes envisions a landscape in which organizations are increasingly able to balance strategic objectives with social impact.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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The suppression of Black voters well into the twentieth century was only ended (for the most part) with the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA), after a long and dangerous fight that saw multiple incidents of deadly violence against those advocating for equal access to the ballot.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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But the biggest surprise was seeing how ineffective Liverpool’s forwards were.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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All of this left many of them dreaming of being a stay-at-home wife supported and protected by a rich and masculine man.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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If ever there was a recipe to dream about, this would be the one.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Fantasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasize. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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