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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
Are the protagonist’s past lives real, or just figments of his psychosis?
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Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
But the hunger crisis isn’t a figment of some propagandist’s imagination.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
The deadline also shows Trump has yet to give up on the most elusive figment of his Ukraine policy: that the Kremlin actually wants peace, and has yet to be persuaded adequately into it.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Of course, dreams are mere figments of our subconscious.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 10 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
But the hunger crisis isn’t a figment of some propagandist’s imagination.
—Peter Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2025
The deadline also shows Trump has yet to give up on the most elusive figment of his Ukraine policy: that the Kremlin actually wants peace, and has yet to be persuaded adequately into it.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Of course, dreams are mere figments of our subconscious.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figment
Noun
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Still, there are some footwear styles and silhouettes that work better for women on the shorter side, helping give the illusion of a higher stature.—
Shelby Comroe,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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Her sister, Kali, has the power to create illusions, so the Eleven that everyone witnessed in her final moments could have been fake, and the real Eleven could have slipped away without being detected.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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But in fiction, there’s a crew to think about and actors.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2026
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During her time at Old Dominion, Good took advanced courses on creative writing and the craft of fiction, according to one of her professors, Kent Wascom.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sadly, his college ball dreams didn’t come to fruition after the coach who called him up retired.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Over the past seven years, Blake Lively brought her dream hair care line to life by redefining the beauty industry with a blend of passion, precision and purpose.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026
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And, once again, fantasies of surgical strikes are yielding to messy realities.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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As that tension escalates, battles — between good and evil, fantasy and reality, collapse and triumph — ensue.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, whose songs about sunshine daydreams and truckin’ helped turn the jam band into a 60-year musical empire, has died at age 78.—
Richard Gehr,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2026
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Season 5, after all, is framed by Mike and Eleven’s daydream of a conversation in the first episode.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Dec. 2025
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The board’s decision cited a piece from The New York Times that reported the fabrication rate of some new AI systems was as high as 79%.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Zand said chants supporting Pahlavi during recent protests reflect genuine sentiment, not fabrication, though such claims are difficult to independently verify amid internet shutdowns and state censorship.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Thinking globally and acting locally means electing people of vision, not people who couldn't find their way out of a paper bag without a lobbyist lighting their way under the table, or down the wrong path where for-profit companies rule and teachers are scapegoated for society's failures.—
SHELLEY SMITH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Harbaugh discussed his vision for the team and his coaching staff.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Yet this was the tale of two halves.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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This is, in part, a cautionary tale.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Figment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figment. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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