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as in imagination
the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others the painter gave free rein to his fantasy to create pictures that capture the kind of reality we experience only in our dreams

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as in fiction
something that is the product of the imagination we were coming to the conclusion that the person Karen "saw" in the woods was another one of her fantasies

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verb

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Recent Examples of fantasy
Noun
In fantasy terms, the real difference between Murray and Brissett is the former’s 30-plus rushing yards per week. Andy Behrens, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 But the duo eventually decided to move back to Shanghai to realize their creative vision — building a fantasy of a strong female character with a penchant for saccharine dresses. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025 Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS) is the overall RB17 in standard formats (RB21 in PPR) through five weeks, and faces a defense allowing the fourth-most fantasy points to running backs. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025 Wicked, for example, lives in a fantasy world, and that helps tremendously. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fantasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasy
Noun
  • Such dreams of prosperity are only permitted for so long.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Many people use this bag for makeup or toiletries—the multiple interior pouches and slots make organizing your cosmetics and bathroom essentials a dream.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sources of succor and disquiet—currents which Winter has ridden in life and art—each female elder is a maternal presence who offers complementary textures to the tapestry Winter has woven from threads of experience and sheer imagination.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The house’s spectacle in Grand Palais and fashion show is rooted in technological, futuristic and artisanal imaginations, while experiencing a dichotomy with the reinvention of clothing, which carries a sensitive memory of the past — projecting a constellation of colors, codes and values.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Throughout their time in Greensbury, the family must navigate a variety of events — from new teaching jobs and memorable neighbors to a curious town legend, which may be more fact than fiction, per the book's official synopsis.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the rest of the roster is too big and unskilled, a downstream consequence of buying into the fiction that Davis is a power forward.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Maduro’s government intensified its campaign against dissent in the tense months before last year’s presidential election, targeting both real and imagined opponents in a sweeping crackdown on the opposition.
    Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Here and in many of her writings Stowe imagined Christ as a mediator capable of elevating all Christians to heaven.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In pieces on patriotism as a kind of madness, on the long history of Polish and Russian colonizations and cultural appropriations of Ukraine, on the ways communities fantasize and share their daydreams, and others, Janion creates wormholes between past and present.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The series can feel like a collective daydream.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So, this is a story about imparting true wealth, including the intrinsic values and skills—motivation, hard work, creativity, risk-taking—that built the fortunes in the first place and that allow those who inherit to bloom.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
  • His strong point is his creativity, with the vision to thread passes and an eye for goal.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Nobel Prizes were established through the will of Alfred Nobel, who amassed a fortune from his invention of dynamite.
    USA Today, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Gein also used knives and not a chainsaw for his actual crimes; the introduction of the chainsaw in Texas Chain Saw Massacre was purely an invention for the film.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The founders envision the store evolving organically as a blank canvas shaped by the neighborhood and scene.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Latu said he’s already envisioned sacking Arizona’s Kyler Murray (or backup Jacoby Brissett if Murray’s foot injury keeps him sidelined).
    James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Fantasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasy. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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