ignes fatui

plural of ignis fatuus

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Noun
  • The idea that renewables alone can power the American economy is nonsense given the current technology, green pipe dreams notwithstanding.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the frontier edge of astronomy, tantalizing new observations have a tendency to be mirages.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
  • But inside, slabs of colored glass, hunks of polished resin, and sundry material experiments gleam like mirages in the sunlight that streams in from the ceiling and windows.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Ignes fatui.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignes%20fatui. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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