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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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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Jack Schnedler,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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In the photos, Martin went for comfort-casual in a long-sleeved gray shirt, black pants and white sneakers, complete with a black graphic baseball cap.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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If a planet is visible from the night side of Earth, it can only ever be seen along an imaginary path through the sky called the ecliptic.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Monday’s victory was only a month and a week removed from one of the more embarrassing losses of the Knicks season, an NBA Cup quarterfinal loss Young punctuated by rolling a set of imaginary die on The Garden’s center-court logo.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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The device meets visual assessment requirements for ISO, ASTM, AATCC, and BSI standards.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Jan. 2025
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The visual, co-directed by OK Go’s Damian Kulash and filmmaker Chris Buongiorno, uses 64 mobile phones to create a mosaic of 64 different videos, which, when combined, seamlessly create one giant image.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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There’s a reason that on his goalie mask is painted a mythical phoenix, rising from the ashes.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Hindu pilgrims gather at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, seeking liberation from the cycle of rebirth.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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Throughout much of the 1960s, MacGraw spent years working at Harper's Bazaar magazine as a photographic assistant and, later, at Vogue as model and stylist.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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And because the find predated the advent of digital cameras and drones, limited photographic evidence remains for paleontologists to study further.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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It’s described as a biopic, but Peppiatt admits some parts of the story are fictitious.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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Detectives also found that Labelle allegedly altered several documents and provided the homeowner with fictitious receipts to deceive them, according to Riley.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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The horrific, lethal, split-second impact comes in frame 313, seven rows up from the bottom and 16 frames to the right, where a burst of vertical light interrupts the horizontal flow of the terrible pictorial narrative.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Dec. 2024
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Tibetan Buddhism persuaded with sheer pictorial beauty.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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The duo first shared the screen in 1999's Any Given Sunday, which follows a fictional professional football team.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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In his office, Berg used an ice axe to pitch Smith on a collaboration, which would eventually follow a fictional frontiersman and mother-son duo navigating the Westward expansion.—
Abbey White,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Imaginal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaginal. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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