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as in fantasies
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
the magician specializes in creating illusions, so that people believe they have seen something when they really haven't
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as in delusions
a false idea or belief
he had no illusions about how much effort and money the renovation project would require
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Recent Examples of illusions
To stop this quarterback, Mizzou can’t get tricked by his illusions.
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Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
What illusions have been too sweet to let go of?
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Her research examines people’s beliefs about what others think of them, including illusions and biases that can interfere with social connection, and interventions to improve people’s social lives.
—Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
While magicians use illusions to make objects float, physicists pursue levitation for its practical advantages.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Audience online have embraced the musical's campy humor, jaw-dropping stage illusions and sing-along score, with bootleg of the production going viral on TikTok and YouTube.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
This is a month that asks you to cut through illusions and create a sense of structure where chaos has otherwise ruled the roost.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The Critique is dense, often desperate, as Kant tried to salvage what was vital in metaphysics while exposing its illusions.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
But the balseros who arrived at Guantánamo Bay were under no such illusions.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Chase Gemes, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
What illusions have been too sweet to let go of?
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Her research examines people’s beliefs about what others think of them, including illusions and biases that can interfere with social connection, and interventions to improve people’s social lives.
—Maya Rossignac-Milon
erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
While magicians use illusions to make objects float, physicists pursue levitation for its practical advantages.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Audience online have embraced the musical's campy humor, jaw-dropping stage illusions and sing-along score, with bootleg of the production going viral on TikTok and YouTube.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
This is a month that asks you to cut through illusions and create a sense of structure where chaos has otherwise ruled the roost.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
The Critique is dense, often desperate, as Kant tried to salvage what was vital in metaphysics while exposing its illusions.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
But the balseros who arrived at Guantánamo Bay were under no such illusions.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illusions
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What fantastic fantasies will lure risk-seeking treasure hunters to breach the massive walls of iron thorns surrounding mysterious radioactive caverns buried deep in the deserts?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The haze of this dreamy transit could’ve left us projecting fantasies, chasing ideals and ignoring truths that matter.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Antipsychotic medications can reduce hallucinations and delusions, while therapies and rehabilitations can address specific concerns, like teaching cognitive techniques or enhancing social skills to interact with others.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impair daily functioning and can be disabling.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Other artists address psychological and ecological rupture, from Shirin Neshat’s haunting meditations on freedom to Sharbendu De’s visions of climate futures.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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His new visions are shattered by an explosion of light and color as, beneath his fist, the green light blazes, the kyber crystal of the Jedi screaming in corruption and cowardice, in fear and loathing—the lies of the Jedi revealed at last.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Foundation Rock also highlights her relationship with other protective deities, consistently linking her power to myths and the spiritual undertone of water.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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But when newspapers shifted from reinforcing social order to documenting disorder in readers’ own communities, audiences responded by distrusting the institution that shattered their comforting myths.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Soon, the chubby kid with big hip-hop dreams was running a little squad of coders putting together a FarmVille clone.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Star Kenzi Richardson spoke with Parents about her adventures portraying a teen vampire and making her dreams come true on Disney Channel.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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Though Boston dealt with defensive issues, leading the league with 116 errors, the team clearly has a bright future.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Wolverines then made three consecutive hitting errors, essentially putting the set out of reach.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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Ellen retreats to her room and daydreams of her father, who understood his headstrong daughter.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Illusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illusions. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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