phantasmal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantasmal
Adjective
  • If a planet is visible from the night side of Earth, it can only ever be seen along an imaginary path through the sky called the ecliptic.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Monday’s victory was only a month and a week removed from one of the more embarrassing losses of the Knicks season, an NBA Cup quarterfinal loss Young punctuated by rolling a set of imaginary die on The Garden’s center-court logo.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a reason that on his goalie mask is painted a mythical phoenix, rising from the ashes.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • What To Know Hindu pilgrims gather at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, seeking liberation from the cycle of rebirth.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s described as a biopic, but Peppiatt admits some parts of the story are fictitious.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Detectives also found that Labelle allegedly altered several documents and provided the homeowner with fictitious receipts to deceive them, according to Riley.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In his office, Berg used an ice axe to pitch Smith on a collaboration, which would eventually follow a fictional frontiersman and mother-son duo navigating the Westward expansion.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The duo first shared the screen in 1999's Any Given Sunday, which follows a fictional professional football team.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Phantasmal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantasmal. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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