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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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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
Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Known for its signature vibrant psychedelic prints, the designs are summer personified, enticing fans with fantasies of wearing them by the pool, Aperol spritz in hand.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
The Jackson Estate is supposed to be a prudent, fiscally responsible entity that supports the Jackson family – not a slush fund to help John Branca live out his Hollywood mogul fantasies.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live (streaming on Peacock) poked fun at maternal fantasies, with a little twist, Erik Adams writes.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Inspired in part by Gillian Anderson’s compendium of women’s erotic fantasies, Want, as well as Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, Superbloom is, in theory, a manifestation of Ware’s deepest desires.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
This show is written like someone’s sick fantasies come to life.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
Phones would already be ringing in the concrete innards of One Police Plaza, and every crank in the New York City area would be busy pouring out their darkest fantasies.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Known for its signature vibrant psychedelic prints, the designs are summer personified, enticing fans with fantasies of wearing them by the pool, Aperol spritz in hand.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
The Jackson Estate is supposed to be a prudent, fiscally responsible entity that supports the Jackson family – not a slush fund to help John Branca live out his Hollywood mogul fantasies.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Last week’s episode of Saturday Night Live (streaming on Peacock) poked fun at maternal fantasies, with a little twist, Erik Adams writes.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
The sophisticated set by ace production designer David Gropman enables Altman’s perpetually moving and zooming camera to drift in and out of two-way mirrors that depict memories and fantasies with both immediacy and a gauzy nostalgia.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
Inspired in part by Gillian Anderson’s compendium of women’s erotic fantasies, Want, as well as Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, Superbloom is, in theory, a manifestation of Ware’s deepest desires.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
This show is written like someone’s sick fantasies come to life.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
Phones would already be ringing in the concrete innards of One Police Plaza, and every crank in the New York City area would be busy pouring out their darkest fantasies.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasies
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Hong Kong — For the past three decades, China has been a nation of homeowners — supercharging the world’s second-largest economy and fulfilling the dreams of millions.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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The curiosity, sensitivity, and imagination of children will always demand new and ambitious fictions.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
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Fascism spins the greatest fictions of all time—about race, about origins, about past and future glories—and people eat them up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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There’s probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn’t really that film.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Near the end of the piece, Amodei imagines a scenario in which AI has rendered the current economic system irrelevant.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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In fact, the Mango Collective initiative was created precisely for this purpose, as a platform to celebrate the creativity and innovation of ascending and independent designers, connecting their singular visions with Mango’s design expertise and international reach.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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With many issues in the contest between incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman and reality TV vet Spencer Pratt impacting the entertainment industry, Deadline talks with the contenders to hear their visions for the city.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The agency also envisions the technology contributing to spaceplanes capable of reaching altitudes approaching 62 miles (100 kms), near the boundary of space.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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The second phase envisions the development of a five-story, 45-unit apartment building on a section of the site that’s behind the existing hotel, according to city documents.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Nina, Karen and Caroline started appearing in my daydreams, full of vigor and life lessons.—
Jennifer Acker,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Superhero stories are copaganda; sitcoms sell middle-class norms.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Fantasies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasies. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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