as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury
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Recent Examples of fantasized
As a form of escapism, Molina fantasized of Aurora as an actress who, in the film, takes on the role of Spider Woman.
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Liza Esquibias, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Following the runaway success of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator in 2000 ($465 million in business at the box office and five Academy Awards, including best picture), the director fantasized for years about making a sequel.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Young Asquith fantasized becoming the next Richard Branson—arguably the last person to create an airline from passion and force of personality.
—Jonathan Soroff, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
As gay men have moved from the periphery to the center, many have fantasized about life in a pre-gentrified New York City, in the kinds of scruffy lofts where artists like Hujar spent their lives.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Foxx fantasized about ordering an Apple Crisp Macchiato once Starbucks can reopen.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Liza Esquibias, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Following the runaway success of Ridley Scott’s Gladiator in 2000 ($465 million in business at the box office and five Academy Awards, including best picture), the director fantasized for years about making a sequel.
—Elaina Patton, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Young Asquith fantasized becoming the next Richard Branson—arguably the last person to create an airline from passion and force of personality.
—Jonathan Soroff, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
As gay men have moved from the periphery to the center, many have fantasized about life in a pre-gentrified New York City, in the kinds of scruffy lofts where artists like Hujar spent their lives.
—Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Foxx fantasized about ordering an Apple Crisp Macchiato once Starbucks can reopen.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasized
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The Styx song used as a soundtrack for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest moments was now being blasted to celebrate the Bengals’ 19-17 victory that kept their playoff hopes alive with a confidence and bravado nobody could have imagined just five weeks ago.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Like Philipp Plein who imagined them in a more daring way by presenting them ripped, while Acne Studios decided to fold the hem to show a floral pattern.Michel Mejía, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2025
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The system as envisioned in the First Amendment, that the government cannot interfere with the freedom of the press, is working precisely as the Founders thought.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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At a June meeting, the City Council approved modifications to the project, including replacing trees slated for removal with larger trees than previously envisioned and adding shade structures to cover the sidewalk.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
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But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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These days, the Grand Canyon State is a vastly different place few could have dreamed of in 1925.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Longtime bowhunter and Hoyt pro staffer Casey Brooks has always dreamed of tagging a world-record elk.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 2 Jan. 2025
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