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as in bizarre
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick
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as in marvellous
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
to European explorers, the Far East was a fantastic land filled with unimaginable riches
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as in fictional
not real and existing only in the imagination
a science fiction writer who can conjure up fantastic worlds and make them seem as real as our own
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as in incredible
too extraordinary or improbable to believe
concocted some fantastic story to try to explain why they had returned home so late
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as in wonderful
fantastic
of the very best kind
surfing conditions were simply fantastic
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Recent Examples of fantastic
These diffused, mellow shades are a fantastic way to introduce and layer color into a space.
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Cyndy Aldred, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025
Connor Hellebuyck is having another fantastic, Vezina Trophy-caliber season, Davis Payne’s power play is firing on all cylinders, and Winnipeg’s top skaters — Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers and Gabriel Vilardi — are all playing like game breakers.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The secret to this fantastic recipe is pockets of bursting, gooey cheese in every bite.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Dishes include a Thai-style pozole, a carne asada kow soi (Northern Thai-style coconut curry with carne asada, crispy egg noodles, cilantro, scallions and pickled shallots) and a truly fantastic birria ramen bowl.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Cyndy Aldred, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025
Connor Hellebuyck is having another fantastic, Vezina Trophy-caliber season, Davis Payne’s power play is firing on all cylinders, and Winnipeg’s top skaters — Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers and Gabriel Vilardi — are all playing like game breakers.
—Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The secret to this fantastic recipe is pockets of bursting, gooey cheese in every bite.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Dishes include a Thai-style pozole, a carne asada kow soi (Northern Thai-style coconut curry with carne asada, crispy egg noodles, cilantro, scallions and pickled shallots) and a truly fantastic birria ramen bowl.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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When Amazon began exclusively broadcasting NFL games a few years ago, the notion of a tech company streaming primetime football seemed bizarre.Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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This is our fourth installment of Tabloid Fiction, in which an author chooses from the trashiest, most lurid, or just bizarre stories of the moment and writes a short story inspired by same.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Like their fictional counterparts, Taylor-Joy and Delevingne often hit the town together, including a 2023 girls’ night out that included Taylor Swift, Zoë Kravitz, and Golden Globe double nominee Selena Gomez.EW.com, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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But Paco Ignacio Taibo II is best known for his fictional alter ego: Héctor Belascoarán Shayne, a one-of-a-kind private eye confronting injustice, corruption and crime in the noir depths of 1970s Mexico City.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Experts, including Mike Fried, CEO of The Diamond Pro, previously noted to the outlet that the ring has incredible value.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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If these dangers can be managed, the potential of quantum computing to accelerate human progress and build a better future could be incredible.Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Bill has a great bone structure and wonderful expressive eyes, and is such a great actor.William Earl, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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Over 900 customers left five-star reviews and affirmed the impressive stats on picture and sound, calling both superb and wonderful.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The wintertime spectacle, featuring a variety of fanciful ice formations, has been held in previous locations in the Twin Cities, but this is its first year at the state fairgrounds.John Autey, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
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These fanciful thought experiments have inspired new algorithms and helped researchers map the landscape of computation.Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Arctic Cathedral, which is formally called the Tromsdalen Church, is a marvelous spot for seeing concerts.Robin Raven, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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There are only a few numbers, but most of them are marvelous constructions with sinewy arrangements and overlapping harmonies that tangle around each other during duets.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime [glances at imaginary wristwatch], has anyone seen the NHL ratings?Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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First of all, as Pew Research point out, D&D is in many ways the origin of the metaverse, an imaginary creative space of social interaction and storytelling, the coming incarnation of the online world.David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Though Thuney has short arms, his footwork is excellent.Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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But there’s also a huge selection of Japanese Wagyu, an excellent sushi menu, and several tantalizing flavors of Nick & Sam’s famous seven-layer cake.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Fantastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantastic. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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