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also chimeric
as in fantastical
not real and existing only in the imagination
for the time being, interplanetary travel remains a chimerical feature of life in the 21st century
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Recent Examples of chimerical
Doing so risks indulging the chimerical hope that once liberal democracy has spread throughout the world, strategic competition will end and the United States can peacefully collaborate with like-minded states in a secure globe.
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Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
The competition in both can be fierce, and the rewards can be chimerical, to put it gently.
—Max Winter, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
Two instances in recent culture capture the uncertainty of our present moment, forcing us to reconsider the locus of the chimerical enemy.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Elbridge Colby, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2020
The competition in both can be fierce, and the rewards can be chimerical, to put it gently.
—Max Winter, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
Two instances in recent culture capture the uncertainty of our present moment, forcing us to reconsider the locus of the chimerical enemy.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimerical
Adjective
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Hamilton achieved most of these minimal brake moments while driving for Mercedes for 12 seasons, except for one out-of-reach trophy: turning seven championship titles into the mythical record-setting eight.—
Olivia Hicks,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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The furniture collection was inspired by sea life, the mythical sea creatures of Ancient Greece and is composed of the Lorelei armchair and sofa, Ligea coffee tables, Neomeris carpet, Nereide sofa, Ploto low tables, Seidon sofa, Sibelia low tables and Teti pouf.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Putin cannot refuse a ceasefire, without losing the fictitious moral high ground.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The report did not mention any instances of dead or fictitious employees getting paid.—
Laura Doan,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In this mostly fictional version, the reclusive Omara has to decide whether or not to come back from retirement and record with her old colleagues from the fervent Cuban years, thus confronting those ghosts.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Here are our 25 favorite pairs of fictional best friends from movies and TV.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Chimerical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimerical. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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