as in imagining
to form a mental picture of
all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury
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Recent Examples of fantasizing
After learning her daughter will not return to Chile, however, she is forced to stop fantasizing about others’ lives and find comfort in unexpected places.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
For something completely different, some investors have been picking up value stocks rather than fantasizing about the possibilities of Silicon Valley’s dream world.
—John Navin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
People are fantasizing about the railroad.
—Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
In the Rolling Stone interview, the Latin music superstar also admitted to occasionally fantasizing about taking his wrestling career full-time.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Does that mean that everyone who learns to shoot for self-defense is fantasizing about shooting people?
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2025
Will Smith stars as a penniless Anthony Ramos lookalike fish named Oscar, who wiles away his days scrubbing cetaceans’ tongues clean in the 'Whale Wash,' fantasizing about the good life.
—Them, 23 Dec. 2024
John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
For something completely different, some investors have been picking up value stocks rather than fantasizing about the possibilities of Silicon Valley’s dream world.
—John Navin, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
People are fantasizing about the railroad.
—Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
In the Rolling Stone interview, the Latin music superstar also admitted to occasionally fantasizing about taking his wrestling career full-time.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Does that mean that everyone who learns to shoot for self-defense is fantasizing about shooting people?
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2025
Will Smith stars as a penniless Anthony Ramos lookalike fish named Oscar, who wiles away his days scrubbing cetaceans’ tongues clean in the 'Whale Wash,' fantasizing about the good life.
—Them, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasizing
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Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Williams Sonoma Halloween Snoopy Figural Mug celebrates the iconic character as his Flying Ace personality, imagining daring plane fights on top of his iconic red doghouse.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, the Ulrich plan largely predicted it right, envisioning a district that would absorb all of California’s northern state line with Oregon, stretching to Nevada.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, Cora is encouraging his young star to start envisioning returning in the ALCS.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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And for a senior-laden Peabody team dreaming of a deep run in the state tournament, this was certainly a step in the right direction.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ann Lee’s impoverished childhood in Manchester is spent dreaming of service to God while feeling revulsion at the physical facts of life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nepal’s current bout of political unrest started in early September, when a group of young Nepalis, fed up with seeing politicians’ children posting about their designer handbags and luxury travel while most people struggle to make ends meet, organized a peaceful protest.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most of all, the United States must create the capacity for advanced recycling that is seeing investments happen mostly overseas.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.—
Maya Cakmak,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Instead of picturing black holes only as cosmic traps that consume matter, the CCBH model describes them as tiny droplets of dark energy.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Fantasizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasizing. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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