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also phantasies
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as in dreams
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
a constant daydreamer who started to believe his own fantasies
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2
as in fictions
something that is the product of the imagination
we were coming to the conclusion that the person Karen "saw" in the woods was another one of her fantasies
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as in imagines
to form a mental picture of
She regularly fantasies exciting adventures.
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Recent Examples of fantasies
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Iraq was losing the war that would create the state of Israel, a humiliation that challenged fantasies of Arab unity and conquest.
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Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Chronic depression escalated into near-constant fantasies of suicide.
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Brad Ryan,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
World Cup fantasies override my everyday duties.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
People create their own fantasies.
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Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
These fantasies can all skew toward exclusionary extremism on the left and the right.
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Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
These are hedonistic fantasies, true, but this one, like the Craig pentalogy, goes far deeper.
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Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Don’t shelve those seaside fantasies just yet, though.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
Noun
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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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Iraq was losing the war that would create the state of Israel, a humiliation that challenged fantasies of Arab unity and conquest.
—
Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Chronic depression escalated into near-constant fantasies of suicide.
—
Brad Ryan,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
World Cup fantasies override my everyday duties.
—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
People create their own fantasies.
—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
These fantasies can all skew toward exclusionary extremism on the left and the right.
—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
These are hedonistic fantasies, true, but this one, like the Craig pentalogy, goes far deeper.
—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Don’t shelve those seaside fantasies just yet, though.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasies
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Big dreams may crash down to earth when daily reality gets involved.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
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Invasion fictions tended to spring up in response to each new form of invasion panic.
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The program also happens to be in line with one of the president’s convenient rhetorical fictions.
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Through Quasar Markets, Steven E Orr imagines a world where technology removes the mundane, reduces friction, and gives people more room to think, create, connect, and live with intention.
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Human creativity imagines what does not.
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McKay and her visions are the inspiration behind Sarris’ latest work.
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Ideas need crisp notes as the temperamental Moon in your 9th House opposes imaginative Neptune in your 3rd House, bringing visions and messages together.
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Daily tales of war and violence around the world made one want to clench one’s fists, grit one’s teeth, and to shout out in a paean of outraged hysteria.
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Hopefully, these three will be among the final cautionary tales of poor draft decisions.
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The Falcon 9 flew a whopping 165 times in 2025, after all, and SpaceX envisions launching Starship thousands of times per year when that massive rocket comes fully online.
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Katalyst envisions having a fleet of spacecraft that can repair, refuel and upgrade satellites in need of help.
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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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Along the way, the system will also share local stories tied to each place.
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This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight.
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“Fantasies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasies. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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