phantasmic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantasmic
Adjective
  • Voyager 1's approximate position lies half way along the imaginary line connecting these two stellar giants.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Not all the scares and frights and bumps in the night are imaginary on Halloween.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Helen wants him for an off-the-books quest to find a possibly mythical object called the Seven Five Two, and an even more off-the-books quest to find answers about a formative childhood trauma involving the Talamasca.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Given the stakes for project proponents and opponents, and CEQA’s almost mythical status, the campaign for and against the measure could be one of the most contentious ballot battles in the state’s history.
    Dan Walters, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Of course, close animal encounters aren't always fictitious.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • First, and perhaps most obvious, the fictional thriller draws inspiration from the Manson Family's home invasion and murder of Sharon Tate and her friends, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger and Wojciech Frykowski, as well as Steven Parent, who was visiting the home's caretaker.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Heart of the Ocean may be fictional, but its legend feels real—modeled loosely on the Hope Diamond.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Phantasmic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantasmic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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