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as in dreams
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
Presented Out of Competition at the 1967 edition of Venice, Deadly Sweet takes it cue from a brief encounter between a disenchanted man and a girl with no illusions in the wake of the murder of a nightclub owner in London.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Common illusions at sea include ships appearing as spinning in circles or sailing on land, posing dangers to commercial maritime vessels trying to navigate.
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Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Neptune is the planet of dreams, illusions, compassion and confusion, while Aries is instinctive, impulsive and fiercely independent.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Rustin and Epstein—who recently opened an intimate second space in London for Edel Assanti—were under no illusions.
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George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
This lifelong Black Catholic bears no illusions about the sins of my church.
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Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
The detective has no illusions about the rot, misogyny and rancid behavior simmering within the police force.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 June 2026
But our conversation ended up being so much about women and mothers generally, and how people in their lives create these illusions of normalcy and these illusions of perfection based on superficial stuff.
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David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Common illusions at sea include ships appearing as spinning in circles or sailing on land, posing dangers to commercial maritime vessels trying to navigate.
—
Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Neptune is the planet of dreams, illusions, compassion and confusion, while Aries is instinctive, impulsive and fiercely independent.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Rustin and Epstein—who recently opened an intimate second space in London for Edel Assanti—were under no illusions.
—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
This lifelong Black Catholic bears no illusions about the sins of my church.
—
Laura Washington,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
The detective has no illusions about the rot, misogyny and rancid behavior simmering within the police force.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 June 2026
But our conversation ended up being so much about women and mothers generally, and how people in their lives create these illusions of normalcy and these illusions of perfection based on superficial stuff.
—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illusions
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As the nation turns 250 years old, USA TODAY decided to create a time capsule, not of items but of dreams Americans hold for the country’s future.
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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All my delusions were still intact; the hospitalization had done nothing to shake them.
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The man cannot help himself, visions be damned.
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The future north campus remains a contest of differing visions.
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Nseyo notes there are plenty of unsupported myths around what causes UTIs, so stick to these tips.
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Effective public speaking is crucial for personal branding and career advancement, a skill anyone can develop by replacing common myths with empowering mindsets.
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For this dourest of doubters, Musk’s claims for the feats ahead can only happen in the SpaceX founder’s head, or in the sci-fi fantasies Eisman grew up on.
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Circe and Calypso, for instance, are fantasies of pleasure and captivity, projections of men’s fear of losing control; Odysseus’ abandonment of them is part of his return to command.
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
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One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
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“Illusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illusions. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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