fantasize

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Toward the book’s end they fantasize about a world in which your local Waffle House serves “mycelium-based steak and Impossible burgers for the patty melts,” with red meat unavailable at most restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“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 sort of clever monologue we fantasize in the shower about delivering to someone who makes a hobby out of treating us like crap.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

Last year, she started posting more educational videos when she realized she’s living the “Instagram farm dream” many fantasize about.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

Here are some of the conclusions that I gleaned from conversations with McKinsey executives and from their reports: We Americans often fantasize that German and Japanese industries are super-efficient, exceeding American industries in productivity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond