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fantasize

[fan-tuh-sahyz] / ˈfæn təˌsaɪz /


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“If I did nothing but eat and lift for six months,” a football fan might fantasize, “I could be a walk-on at the next Jets training camp.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The empathic distance that reality TV affords still allows us to not only delight in the Traitors’ impressive murder run but perhaps fantasize as to how well we’d perform in their place.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

In contrast, the empathic distance that reality TV affords still allows us to not only delight in the Traitors’ impressive murder run but perhaps fantasize about how well we’d perform in their place.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

I let myself fantasize about doing the same with my baby, about hearing the cries as soon as he or she emerged instead of eerie silence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

I fantasize that I got an A. A nice, happy sunflower-yellow A. Slowly I turn one corner over until a letter starts appearing.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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