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also phantasies
1
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 inventions
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
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
From cozy, whimsical fantasies to historical fiction and horror, this guide to August’s brightest new releases has something for everyone.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
These butterflies utilize cole crop foliage for laying eggs, out of which hatch voracious larvae that decimate the foliage and put an end to your fantasies about a hefty cole crop harvest.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Some skeptics might argue that coral factories are only slightly more realistic than Baker’s childhood fantasies of becoming a dinosaur.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, even while indulging in fantasies about mass violence, Westman described deciding not to carry out an attack to spare family members the pain.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The hazard lies in how these fantasies maintain their internal logic.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
This ultra-limited program lets a select group of clients collaborate directly with the brand's engineers and designers to develop their own Venom F5 fantasies, ranging from insane paint schemes to entirely new mechanical components.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
Few fantasies are harder to wipe away than the romance of a clean slate.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Season 2 once again explores the consequences of turning fantasies into reality in suburban Britain.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
From cozy, whimsical fantasies to historical fiction and horror, this guide to August’s brightest new releases has something for everyone.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
These butterflies utilize cole crop foliage for laying eggs, out of which hatch voracious larvae that decimate the foliage and put an end to your fantasies about a hefty cole crop harvest.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Some skeptics might argue that coral factories are only slightly more realistic than Baker’s childhood fantasies of becoming a dinosaur.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Earlier this year, even while indulging in fantasies about mass violence, Westman described deciding not to carry out an attack to spare family members the pain.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The hazard lies in how these fantasies maintain their internal logic.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
This ultra-limited program lets a select group of clients collaborate directly with the brand's engineers and designers to develop their own Venom F5 fantasies, ranging from insane paint schemes to entirely new mechanical components.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
Few fantasies are harder to wipe away than the romance of a clean slate.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasies
Noun
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Everyone who shows up to his office tries to make one of his dreams come true.—
Debbie Day,
EW.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Podium or not, Larsen is looking to the future with one audience on her mind — young girls with dreams of getting into motorsport.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Patents provide a crucial incentive by giving creators exclusive rights to their inventions for a set period, ensuring that others cannot simply copy and profit from their hard work.—
Kenneth Braithwaite,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yet the latest iteration also imagines life at anchor with an indoor-outdoor relationship across two capacious exterior decks, plus a retractable swim platform at the rear.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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Enthralling both fellow captives and the Bey of Algiers, Cervantes, his spirit unbroken, also imagines a daring escape plan.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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It is rooted in the dehumanizing language and convenient fictions that precede acts of violence.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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DeMuth envisions a future where America’s industrial resurgence is not only economically competitive but environmentally responsible.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Langley envisions a benevolent American panopticon where everyone feels safe and cities use all the data at their disposal to improve our quality of life.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With 85% of hiring managers catching résumé fabrications and Web3 facing a critical developer shortage, there’s a significant opportunity cost of inaction.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The brothers proved innovative custodians, moving the company upmarket with an insistence on ultrafine materials and groundbreaking fabrications.—
Paul Croughton,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Fantasies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasies. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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