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also chimeric
as in fantastical
not real and existing only in the imagination
for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century
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Recent Examples of chimerical
Doing so risks indulging the chimerical hope that once liberal democracy has spread throughout the world, strategic competition will end and the United States can peacefully collaborate with like-minded states in a secure globe.
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Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
The competition in both can be fierce, and the rewards can be chimerical, to put it gently.
—Max Winter, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
Two instances in recent culture capture the uncertainty of our present moment, forcing us to reconsider the locus of the chimerical enemy.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
The competition in both can be fierce, and the rewards can be chimerical, to put it gently.
—Max Winter, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
Two instances in recent culture capture the uncertainty of our present moment, forcing us to reconsider the locus of the chimerical enemy.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimerical
Adjective
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So much so in fact, that echoes of that mythical landscape unexpectedly exist today outside a town three hours due north of Melbourne, Australia.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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As Odysseus makes his way back, he’s forced to contend with interruptions from the gods and other mythical creatures.—
Hilary Lewis,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, who also are believed to be back for the sequel, Blue Mountain State is about a fictitious university, Blue Mountain State, and its football team, the Mountain Goats.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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Last month, its editor revealed that A.I. had been used to tweak the Hungarian accents of its stars, Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones, and to create fictitious architectural plans and buildings for the closing retrospective of the main character’s career.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2025
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Originally a spinoff of the NBC sitcom, A Different World first centered on Denise’s life as an undergrad at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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In any case, the ad includes a phone number for the fictional business: 1-732-858-5242.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Chimerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimerical. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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