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
Putin should not be welcome anywhere in the U.S. and certainly not in Alaska, which Russian media fantasizes even now about reclaiming.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Living life in isolation, a girl dreams of luxury and beauty, fantasizing about possessing the looks of
her celebrity idol and winning the heart of her unrequited love.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Soon, sales catalogs laying out the choicest wares were read for pleasure, presenting opportunities to fantasize.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
People fantasizing about redeeming their own and the nation’s reputations in the Iranian theater should slow down.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 June 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Living life in isolation, a girl dreams of luxury and beauty, fantasizing about possessing the looks of
her celebrity idol and winning the heart of her unrequited love.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Soon, sales catalogs laying out the choicest wares were read for pleasure, presenting opportunities to fantasize.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
People fantasizing about redeeming their own and the nation’s reputations in the Iranian theater should slow down.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasize
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Looking Down On Earth From Orbit After nearly a year in orbit, Marshburn has gained a perspective few of us can imagine.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In Bezos’ imagined future, Earth is reserved for living and vacationing, perhaps preserved indefinitely as a national park.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Guided in part by virtual world building sessions hosted by the organization in which the public was invited to imagine a future where reparations as a policy has already happened and given way to a culture of repair, six leading Afrofuturist artists envision 2165 Earth.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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City leaders have envisioned more dense, mixed-use development of the area around the southern end of Bristol and in recent years made such updates to Santa Ana’s general plans and zoning.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lerner says some customers see savings of 30 to 50 percent in their first month.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This announcement came as a bit of a shock, given The Vampire Diaries actor and Olympic gold medalist had been seen holding hands at an outdoor market as recently as August 31.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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This experience led him to dream of one day creating a French preppy brand.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Boxers from all over the world have grown up dreaming of winning the belts that legends of the sport once had wrapped around their waists.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Fantasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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