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figment

[fig-muhnt] / ˈfɪg mənt /


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As Kunimoto says, private-fund valuations are often “a figment of imagination.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Who knows, maybe the daughter is a figment of her imagination too, though I don’t think the movie supports such a reading.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

In 1993's True Romance, Kilmer played a version of Elvis Presley who is a figment of Christian Slater's imagination.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

Lestat’s figment doubles as his love’s guilty conscience and a glamorized memory.

From Salon • May 26, 2024

It was as if they all believed as Thomas did—that Gaily was only a figment of their imagination.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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