fanciful
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It is fanciful, seeing as he has only reached the last 16 of a major for the first time, but not impossible given the men's draw continues to be blown wide open.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
All A.I. systems today are built around neural networks, which, despite their fanciful name, are just math formulas.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Being back at Disney, Dudamel admits, is very emotional, especially conducting “Walküre” with Gehry’s sets of billowy, sumptuous clouds and fanciful white papery horses.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
It seems fanciful to bother trying to make sense of events in “Mortal Kombat II.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Suddenly, Muff’s idea about Henry didn’t seem so fanciful.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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