ignes fatui

Definition of ignes fatuinext
plural of ignis fatuus

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Noun
  • Music promoters, both craving the one-upmanship and genuine satisfaction of getting a lucrative band back on a stage, have more money at their disposal than ever before to make their pipe dreams a reality.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The stalker pipe dreams need to stop here.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Bat away mirages and stick to what’s really in your viewfinder.
    Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • At the frontier edge of astronomy, tantalizing new observations have a tendency to be mirages.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Ignes fatui.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignes%20fatui. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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