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as in illusion
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
unable to find any tracks in the snow the next morning, I was forced to conclude that the shadowy figure had been a figment of my imagination
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as in fiction
something that is the product of the imagination
thus far, the invisible human being has been nothing more than a figment of fantasy writers
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Recent Examples of figment
Yet, the Democratic Party kept telling me my concerns about rising gas and grocery costs were a figment of my imagination.
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The sequence lands on a quintessentially Burroughs image of Allerton, here a dream figment, with a glass balancing on his head.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024
Falling down the rabbit hole of a quaalude addiction, Callas names a British documentarian doing a story on her life (that is actually a figment of her imagination) after her favorite to take: Mandrax.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Your favorite Substack writer might be an AI figment.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The sequence lands on a quintessentially Burroughs image of Allerton, here a dream figment, with a glass balancing on his head.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Dec. 2024
Falling down the rabbit hole of a quaalude addiction, Callas names a British documentarian doing a story on her life (that is actually a figment of her imagination) after her favorite to take: Mandrax.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
Your favorite Substack writer might be an AI figment.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figment
Noun
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Again and again, the fantasies that fueled Trump’s candidacy are colliding with the reality of his presidency, and the result is already dispelling the illusions of many who advocated for him.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The panic party was a dangerous gamble designed to support the illusion that a ship had been abandoned.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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This Morning, This Evening (a portrait of a rural Alabama community in which Ross embedded himself), to Nickel Boys, his impressionistic bravura fiction feature debut about two Black boys sent to a reform school in Jim Crow–era Florida.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2025
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In spite of everything, the setting continues to compel me, as does the puzzle of Flores’s fiction, which frames the South Texas border region as a territory both physical and chimerical.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 1881, a young businessman named John Taylor moved from Columbus, Ohio, to Kansas City with a dream of starting his own store.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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Working with an entertainment group can offer you resources and creative teams to bring your dreams to life.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Many of the archival clips had been featured in one or more of the prior anniversary shows, like Martin and Gilda Radner frantically dancing together at a bar, or a short film where Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks shared a fantasy waltz.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
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Set in a fantasy version of the Brazilian Sertão, an arid wasteland where men can shapeshift into birds of prey, protagonist Assum Preto is taken as a child by Carcara, an outlaw who aspires to be a local legend.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even Gizelle called it out, saying Mia’s fabrications always seem a little too convenient for the storyline.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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And then, the shipyard, operating in the shadow of HII’s busy Ingalls vessel fabrication facility and down the road from Austal USA’s thriving manufacturing site in Mobile, Alabama, may not have the workers needed to take on such a big project.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Along with the visions of carpaccio dancing through my head, my enchanting spa day and thrilling hours on the mountain have occupied wistful daydreams since my journey to Colorado.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2025
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Camping too close to a river Camping on the banks of a gently-flowing river is the stuff of daydreams, postcards, and Instagram posts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Feb. 2025
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Notably, there was zero mention of Baldoni or his company, Wayfarer Studios, which had brought on Sony to market and distribute their adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel about a woman caught up in an intertwining tale of new love and domestic abuse.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Icelandic helmer Baltasar Kormákur directed the first episode and was heavily involved in the series, which brings an historical tale of Harold, Earl of Wessex (Norton), and William, Duke of Normandy (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), to life.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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One Oiler almost went with the two superstars but wanted Mattias Ekholm’s poise and vision.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Running a $10 billion district with more than 44,000 employees and 320,000 students demands a firm grasp of budgeting, a clear long-term vision and relentless focus on student outcomes.—
Sendhil Revuluri,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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