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
Not far from the people fantasizing about being on the football field Thursday were some of the people who are actually going to be on the field Sunday.
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The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
People attracted to men can fantasize about dating them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump’s landslide victory makes liberal media fantasize about censorship: Robby Soave
Robby Radar delivers radar on how the blame game that ensued following Kamala Harris’ loss.
—The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
The protagonist — an unnamed woman — berates her husband for ignoring their crying infant and then fantasizes her own metamorphosis into a powerful, aggressive canine.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2025
People attracted to men can fantasize about dating them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump’s landslide victory makes liberal media fantasize about censorship: Robby Soave
Robby Radar delivers radar on how the blame game that ensued following Kamala Harris’ loss.
—The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
The protagonist — an unnamed woman — berates her husband for ignoring their crying infant and then fantasizes her own metamorphosis into a powerful, aggressive canine.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasize
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Like, imagine how different the world would be if police officers had this same energy for, say, the NYPD, killing hundreds of civilian complaints accusing the department of misconduct.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Just imagining who could play Colman Smith in a TV or movie version of Pixie is enough to seriously excite the producers strutting the Olympia halls.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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SpaceX envisions the spacecraft as being a fully reusable transportation system that can carry both humans and cargo to Earth's orbit, the moon and even Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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One of the film's key scenes, in which Doyle violently interrogates a suspect, didn't initially meet the intensity director William Friedkin envisioned.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Giants should see both of them in the Cactus League, and maybe they’ll be impressed.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The trailer above, which dropped on Wednesday, introduces you to the new couples fighting to see if their love can withstand temptation and drama, but there’s a catch.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
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These team members exhibit visionary leadership by focusing on the big picture and daring to dream big.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Neptune entering Aries on March 30th amplifies this energy, giving you a boost of inspiration and the courage to dream big.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Fantasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasize. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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