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
The Brewers arrived in Chicago holding a two-game lead and fantasizing about resting their staff after a sweep.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Verb
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Webb suggests imagining alternative intelligences — like mosses — that prioritize coexistence and ecological resilience over dominance, offering a radically different model for future AI.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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So why waste all that precious time and energy imagining worst-case scenarios?—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Looking ahead — as in envisioning your presence at upcoming business events — can expose you to opportunities that broaden your perspective.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ellen wonders, dejected and clearly envisioning her own future.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The bio-believers aren’t just dreaming anymore.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The making of a Marine White didn't grow up dreaming of military service.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bushman found that sense of victimization is unique to American culture and the current generation’s addiction to media, while seeing little connection to low self-esteem in the attackers.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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The wildlife group checked on the koala, but seeing no signs of distress, left it to its own devices, according to the outlet.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
14 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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“Fantasizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasizing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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