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
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.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
In the Rolling Stone interview, the Latin music superstar also admitted to occasionally fantasizing about taking his wrestling career full-time.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Does that mean that everyone who learns to shoot for self-defense is fantasizing about shooting people?
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2025
For the first time, humans can fantasize not only about modeling the world with greater precision, but about modeling it with perfect precision.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
In the Rolling Stone interview, the Latin music superstar also admitted to occasionally fantasizing about taking his wrestling career full-time.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Does that mean that everyone who learns to shoot for self-defense is fantasizing about shooting people?
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2025
For the first time, humans can fantasize not only about modeling the world with greater precision, but about modeling it with perfect precision.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasize
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Already imagining how this Daytona SP3 will look in your garage?—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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Narratively, this is a big win for him; imagine if the album touted as the grand finale of his decade-plus career opened with numbers closer to that of Dawn FM’s opening week?—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Built in 1941, the Cow Palace originally was envisioned as a showcase for livestock.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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With space missions becoming more ambitious by the year, envisioning destinations like the far side of the Moon and Mars, astronauts' health will need to be prioritized more than ever.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Morgan Stanley upgrades Upstart to equal weight from underweight The firm sees an improving environment for the artificial intelligence lending company.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The final three decades of the 20th century saw a fascinating transformation of the Ferrari grand tourer (GT) that, in many ways, came full circle by the time the clock ticked 2000.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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People often dream of taking that leap, but many are hampered by the fears of what might be.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine wanted warmer relations with the European Union and dreamed of perhaps joining NATO one day, but in the same way Zelensky probably dreamed one day as a young boy of joining the Beatles.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Fantasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasize. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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