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as in graphical
consisting of or relating to pictures
after a desensitizing series of imaginal exposures to the feared object, the phobic person is then exposed to the actual object
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as in mythic
not real and existing only in the imagination
the equator is merely an imaginal line
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Recent Examples of imaginal
With one technique, for example—called imaginal exposure—you might be asked to visualize the process of going to the airport, boarding the plane, and experiencing a bad bout of turbulence.
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
Mercury entering into Pisces turns up the imaginal juice.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Then, from bundles of cells known as imaginal disks, a new body takes form.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
Angela Haupt, TIME, 10 May 2024
Mercury entering into Pisces turns up the imaginal juice.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Then, from bundles of cells known as imaginal disks, a new body takes form.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imaginal
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The graphic footage showed two deputies chatting as a man emerged from his cell with his hands cuffed behind him.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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The graphic designer told EW that the only advantage of being a backup player is understanding how the pre-game works.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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As Callas glides from a conversation with her butler to an interview with an imaginary journalist to strained rehearsals with a patient pianist, the music of her past invades the narrative — sometimes in visually fantastical ways.Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Likely, Russians, Chinese, Iranians, and assorted proxy accounts are already actively boosting versions of Houthi claims or other disinformation in ways that take the imaginary Houthi victories into a realm of far more insidious and closely watched disinformation networks.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Under the new rule, vehicles must display visual and audio warnings upon start-up to inform the driver of the status of rear seat belts.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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This year, Wicked: Part 1 is expected to dominate categories like makeup and hairstyling, sound, and visual effects, potentially boosting its chances for a Best Picture nomination.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s its mythical leader as represented in creepy murals; the Egan family, whose members speak with religious fervor about capitalist enterprise; and Mark’s boss Mr. Milchick, played by series breakout Tramell Tillman, whose dance moves from a sinisterly awkward office party went viral.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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When to book Kayak confirms what USA TODAY has mentioned before: there's no mythical best time to book anymore.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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And while the reception for her art changed drastically over the years, the work itself maintained an intellectual rigor, criticality and playfulness that spanned her performances, collages, photographic diptychs and series, writings and more.Benjamin Sutton, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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There's literally photographic evidence that proves that this could not have happened.Stephanie Maurice, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Is Eggers’s the scariest because I’m jaded and over-exposed to gory content of all sorts—fictitious or otherwise?Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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To avoid legal repercussions, the crew constructed a series of fake foam tombstones to strategically block real ones, complete with fictitious names that jokingly nodded to the cast and crew.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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The other side of this same coin is that the generative AI cannot display to the user a result in any pictorial way.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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This is human emotion and suffering wrapped together with psychological insight and sophisticated pictorial solution.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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The 40-year-old Canadian actor, who saw earlier success on the CBS medical drama Code Black, eventually found his home on the Netflix series, which follows relationships, drama and romance in Virgin River, a fictional small town in Northern California.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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This reps Knox’s first appearance in a fictional television series.Matt Minton, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Imaginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaginal. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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