imaginings
plural noun
imag·in·ings
i-ˈmaj-niŋz 
-ˈma-jə-
: products of the imagination : thoughts, images
formless imaginings of danger and terror—
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The expansive imaginings of survivalist adaptations are matched by the production’s eerie visual allure, not least in the marine pulchritude of the cordyceps’ character design.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2023
While Kepler, Galileo and others were establishing the foundations of modern astronomy in the 17th century, the study of Earth itself remained a medieval science, mired in myth and fantastic imaginings.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2014
Dia Art Foundation is known for collecting artists in depth and supporting their wildest imaginings—City, Michael Heizer’s sprawling epic in the Nevada desert, and Walter De Maria’s The Lightning Field in New Mexico come to mind.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2023
Their respective specialties are even better and also wilder in their imaginings.
—Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2023
While Kepler, Galileo and others were establishing the foundations of modern astronomy in the 17th century, the study of Earth itself remained a medieval science, mired in myth and fantastic imaginings.
—Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2014
Dia Art Foundation is known for collecting artists in depth and supporting their wildest imaginings—City, Michael Heizer’s sprawling epic in the Nevada desert, and Walter De Maria’s The Lightning Field in New Mexico come to mind.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2023
Their respective specialties are even better and also wilder in their imaginings.
—Bill Addisonrestaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
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“Imaginings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imaginings. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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