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
Trump’s landslide victory makes liberal media fantasize about censorship: Robby Soave
Robby Radar delivers radar on how the blame game that ensued following Kamala Harris’ loss.
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The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
The protagonist — an unnamed woman — berates her husband for ignoring their crying infant and then fantasizes her own metamorphosis into a powerful, aggressive canine.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
In the holiday version of the track, the BLACKPINK star switches up the lyrics to fantasize about Santa Claus.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Days after barely surviving a heart attack on an indoor pool deck in south Charlotte, Val Kovalenko was already fantasizing about a Hollywood-movie-style comeback.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
The protagonist — an unnamed woman — berates her husband for ignoring their crying infant and then fantasizes her own metamorphosis into a powerful, aggressive canine.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
In the holiday version of the track, the BLACKPINK star switches up the lyrics to fantasize about Santa Claus.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Days after barely surviving a heart attack on an indoor pool deck in south Charlotte, Val Kovalenko was already fantasizing about a Hollywood-movie-style comeback.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasize
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Currently 11th in the Western Conference, the Suns never imagined being outside of the Play-In at 27-29 with the final stretch of 24 regular-season games ahead of them.—
Shakeia Taylor,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Surprisingly optimistic as dystopian films go, the film imagines a future where those older than 75 are rounded up and sent to live in what sounds like a huge concentration camp.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2025
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SpaceX envisions the spacecraft as being a fully reusable transportation system that can carry both humans and cargo to Earth's orbit, the moon and even Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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One of the film's key scenes, in which Doyle violently interrogates a suspect, didn't initially meet the intensity director William Friedkin envisioned.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hearn was also seen shoving rival promoter Ben Shalom as chaos reigned on stage.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Austria saw some success with this rule, but Australia did not.—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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These team members exhibit visionary leadership by focusing on the big picture and daring to dream big.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Neptune entering Aries on March 30th amplifies this energy, giving you a boost of inspiration and the courage to dream big.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Fantasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasize. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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