as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury
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Recent Examples of fantasize
Scientists have been fantasizing about the potential of precise 3D bioprinting for years.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
Finian’s Rainbow fantasizes about radical change, but in a filmic language that’s anything but.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
After a polarizing presidential election cycle, many Americans are fantasizing about how to leave the U.S. and escape to another country.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But the meeting descended into factionalism as competing class and geographical interests revealed the country to be far more divided than Jacob had fantasized.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2024
Finian’s Rainbow fantasizes about radical change, but in a filmic language that’s anything but.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
After a polarizing presidential election cycle, many Americans are fantasizing about how to leave the U.S. and escape to another country.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
But the meeting descended into factionalism as competing class and geographical interests revealed the country to be far more divided than Jacob had fantasized.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hear 21-year-old Taylor Swift get 'overwhelmed' imagining life in her 30s in new audio from 60 Minutes in 2011 Champagne problems Friendship bracelets weren't the only tradition to pop up again on the Eras Tour.Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Billionaire Elon Musk, who has the ear of the incoming president, imagines cost-cutting plans that are also seen as a threat.Arthur Allen, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ananda’s Take on the Future of Visual Search Ananda envisions a future in which AI gives people the tools to turn new ideas into reality by making visual search faster and more intuitive.Tom D’Agustino, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the duo envisioned diversifying their revenue streams by acquiring a complementary business.Lien De Pau, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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On December 5, the 29-year-old model was seen in a dressed down fall uniform that was, well, both in and out of my price range.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This legacy in racing has seen the team achieve strong successes, including their first win in 2000 with Robbie Buhl, and a history of fielding prominent drivers such as Al Unser Jr., Sarah Fisher, and Ryan Hunter-Reay.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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While REM sleep isn’t usually classified as a deep sleep stage, most people don’t wake up easily during the dreaming sleep stage.Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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On Saturday, these men and their nonprofits, along with eight other families and nonprofits featured in this year's program, will be helped by the community led by an Austin man who dreamed of creating a burger stand that would deliver a better-quality burger, fries and a shake to Austin.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Fantasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasize. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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