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illusory

[ih-loo-suh-ree, -zuh-] / ɪˈlu sə ri, -zə- /


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She built her fanbase — 12.6 million followers on TikTok, 4.8 million on Instagram — by savvily riding the illusory #tradwife trend when it was as fashionable as she is.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

He added he intended to "retire" and would not seek to "influence" his successor, but said that "it is illusory to think that one can fade into the background".

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

But these contracts only make sense if you need to squeeze the most income out of your savings, and for those in that situation, full “control” over their money is largely illusory.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

But many experts caution that predictions of communist rule ending have proved illusory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

It was not that Lowell’s eye had strung up disconnected fine detail on the Martian surface into illusory straight lines.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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