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
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.
—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
In Virginia, voters chose Spanberger, a candidate who really struggled to condemn then-candidate for Attorney General Jay Jones, who fantasized about the murder of his Republican opponent and his children over text.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
As a girl, Smith had fantasized about being from a tribe of nomadic aliens or Native Americans.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
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
In Virginia, voters chose Spanberger, a candidate who really struggled to condemn then-candidate for Attorney General Jay Jones, who fantasized about the murder of his Republican opponent and his children over text.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
As a girl, Smith had fantasized about being from a tribe of nomadic aliens or Native Americans.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasized
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Originally imagined in the mid-1990s as the Dark Matter Telescope, Rubin is designed to study our constantly moving and changing universe in greater detail than ever before.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
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Hiba imagined seeing snow for the first time and living in a cold state, such as Ohio.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Commissioned in the early twentieth century for the Marquise de Polignac, the château was envisioned as a social domain, the quintessence of French art de vivre.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Production starts in São Paulo, moving to the mythical Fordlândia — the city envisioned by American mogul Henry Ford on the banks of the Tapajós River in the Amazon — for the remainder of the shoot.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Max is everything Inger has ever dreamed of – travelled and irresistibly charming.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Sedelmaier originally had dreamed of a career as a cartoonist.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Verb
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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).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Fantasized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasized. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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