as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury
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Recent Examples of fantasized
There was always a small part of him that fantasized about leaving it all behind and going to live off the grid.
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Steven Rowley,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
The brand's return has been fantasized for years and ecstatically anticipated ever since Marc Jacobs Beauty was credited for the makeup in Jacobs's spring 2026 New York Fashion Week show.
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Marci Robin,
Allure,
20 May 2026
For anyone who’s ever fantasized about riding horseback on a beach with a salty breeze blowing in the air, this is the place to satisfy your wildest whims.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
For years the sisters had fantasized, half-seriously, about having their own YouTube channel.
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Scot Paltrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
The new sound became a global fad, even in the locales that exotica artists fantasized about.
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H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
In this scenario, Eleven got away and traveled somewhere safe — someplace with multiple waterfalls, just like the ones Mike fantasized about for them.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
While other kids fantasized about movie stars, Marty daydreamed about table tennis pros.
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Julien Levy,
Rolling Stone,
27 Dec. 2025
Republicans even lost the Virginia attorney general race to a Democrat who had fantasized about killing his political rival and their children.
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Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Nov. 2025
Steven Rowley,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
The brand's return has been fantasized for years and ecstatically anticipated ever since Marc Jacobs Beauty was credited for the makeup in Jacobs's spring 2026 New York Fashion Week show.
—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
20 May 2026
For anyone who’s ever fantasized about riding horseback on a beach with a salty breeze blowing in the air, this is the place to satisfy your wildest whims.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
For years the sisters had fantasized, half-seriously, about having their own YouTube channel.
—
Scot Paltrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
The new sound became a global fad, even in the locales that exotica artists fantasized about.
—
H.d. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
In this scenario, Eleven got away and traveled somewhere safe — someplace with multiple waterfalls, just like the ones Mike fantasized about for them.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
While other kids fantasized about movie stars, Marty daydreamed about table tennis pros.
—
Julien Levy,
Rolling Stone,
27 Dec. 2025
Republicans even lost the Virginia attorney general race to a Democrat who had fantasized about killing his political rival and their children.
—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasized
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Black Detroiters living in an economically depressed 1980s Detroit imagined a sonic future that was inclusive and equitable.
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Even in her wildest dreams, Jordyn Woods probably never imagined seeing her purse behind glass in a museum display case.
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Kirk often spoke about the Founders, arguing that the country had been envisioned by and for Protestants.
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Assad, 28, already has envisioned his daughter growing up watching him pitch.
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The president’s brother, nearly eight years his senior, didn’t want to go into the family real estate business, but dreamed of flying for Trans World Airlines.
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For, at the very least, the conveyor belt of elite NHL talent that grew up here and dreamed about being part of the Vancouver team that might finally deliver the Stanley Cup to the city with the public park similarly named for the 16th Earl of Derby.
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.
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“Fantasized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasized. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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