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as in illusion
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
unable to find any tracks in the snow the next morning, I was forced to conclude that the shadowy figure had been a figment of my imagination
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as in fiction
something that is the product of the imagination
thus far, the invisible human being has been nothing more than a figment of fantasy writers
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Recent Examples of figment
Soon, though, her world is turned upside down by an unsettling and persistent stalker — or just a figment of her own fracturing psyche.
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
In the show, it is revealed that Slater's character is actually a figment of Elliot's imagination, and is his deceased father.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
So this character is a figment of some cis man's imagination.
—Marley Gotterer, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Are the protagonist’s past lives real, or just figments of his psychosis?
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
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Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
In the show, it is revealed that Slater's character is actually a figment of Elliot's imagination, and is his deceased father.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
So this character is a figment of some cis man's imagination.
—Marley Gotterer, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
Are the protagonist’s past lives real, or just figments of his psychosis?
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for figment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for figment
Noun
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To the delusional, reality is an illusion.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The three women enter a love triangle where desire and illusion collide with their unresolved maternal wounds.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lilliam Rivera is an award-winning author of fiction.—
Lilliam Rivera,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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While this may confine a human’s dream of immortality to solutions that rely on technological enhancements, bio-hacking your body, or science-fiction level technology that relies on novel physical laws and/or phenomena, there’s still plenty that relativity has to say about living forever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Mar. 2026
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Your first childhood dream job was… A doctor like my mom or an archeologist like Indiana Jones.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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The fever dream continued with Howard wailing on guitar and vocals, the production morphing into a beautiful stew of blues rock and given an exclamation point – and a standing ovation – with Copeland spinning out of the shadows.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These plays are often brilliant, and even lesser variants are fun to watch, because piñata-whacking itself is a naughty thrill, a cathartic fantasy for anyone with a family and/or a secret.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Farewell to Seasons is a historical fantasy set in that world, and alongside the graphic novel, there will also be a ‘lost’ rock opera connected to the story, featuring original music written from the perspective of David Williams, one of the main characters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
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More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Below, some of the finest, high-quality ruffled bedding around the web for creating the frothy bedscape of your daydreams.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Offshore wind, oil and gas suppliers can manufacture the modular steel structures at existing fabrication sites, with the wind turbine, battery system, and 13 platform steel structures shipped to the site ready for integration.—
Etiido Uko
March 13,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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To create the structures, researchers layered two materials that expand differently during cooling after fabrication.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The association supported Senate Bill 1263, a separate vision that would peel back some rules but still let cities mandate licenses and require property owners to designate a local contact in case trouble arises.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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His son Jorge Maduro, a future Hall of Fame catcher at the University of Miami, served as the Sugar Kings’ bat boy while growing up inside his father’s vision for Cuban baseball.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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When The Departed becomes a hit, the narrative of Wahlberg versus Damon becomes a triumphant tale of King Marty keeping his hot-blooded A-listers in check.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Jones considers Toni Morrison an influence, and Kin could be read alongside 1973’s Sula, also a tale of a profound female friendship.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Figment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figment. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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