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as in graphical
consisting of or relating to pictures
after a desensitizing series of imaginal exposures to the feared object, the phobic person is then exposed to the actual object
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as in mythic
not real and existing only in the imagination
the equator is merely an imaginal line
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Recent Examples of imaginal
With one technique, for example—called imaginal exposure—you might be asked to visualize the process of going to the airport, boarding the plane, and experiencing a bad bout of turbulence.
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
Mercury entering into Pisces turns up the imaginal juice.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Then, from bundles of cells known as imaginal disks, a new body takes form.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
Mercury entering into Pisces turns up the imaginal juice.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Then, from bundles of cells known as imaginal disks, a new body takes form.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.Ray Hanley, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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In a graphic clip that was shared on social media, the bloodied and bruised rapper can be seen hunched over on the ground following the attack.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unable to enjoy the same freedom as past generations of kids (for example, playing on sidewalks or roaming freely in the countryside), these early 2000s kids were carving out freedom in virtual or imaginary spaces.Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s coattails may be imaginary at this point, but the insiders on the ground in Michigan know this reality: at this point in 2016—two weeks before Election Day—Hillary Clinton was up 8 points on Trump; Clinton lost by one-third of 1 point when the votes were actually counted.Philip Elliott / Detroit, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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That said, even with Godot’s consumer-friendly attempts, amateurs might have difficulty getting on board, especially without an intuitive visual scripting option.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Here is a visual essay of polling stations and voters across the nation.Laura A. Oda, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Jones says that mythical golden age was mainly for white Christians who did not have to share the wealth, culture and political power with people of color.Russell Contreras, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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Like Joe, the Lioness series continues to run on the mythical boomer centrist’s vague distrust in our institutions undercut by a resounding belief in the fractured American white-hat mythos.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rankine was also an Artists 360 project grant recipient in 2018 for his photographic essay, Men With Earrings.Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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The Archives of American Art’s Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery will also display artworks and correspondence that animate the artist’s relationship to appropriation, source material and the photographic medium.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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To Kaplan, the onscreen romantic chemistry between the two fictitious lead characters, rival booksellers Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly, drew her attention.David Chiu, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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There is a chance that generative AI can make up fictitious facts, often referred to as AI hallucinations, see my coverage at the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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At the Met, his depictions of the life of Saint Nicholas bathe us in expressiveness, insight, and pictorial complexity.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Scenic Christmas Plates Find artful (and highly collectible) pictorial holiday plates to star in your dinner theater.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Set in the fictional town of Salem, Illionois, Days of Our Lives follows the lives of several families including the Bradys, the Hortons, the Carvers, the DiMeras and the Kiriakises.Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Plus, this isn't that much of a political fantasy: There's no way both the president and the vice president could be women, even in this fictional world.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Imaginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaginal. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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