imaginary
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She recreated an imaginary garden for them by bringing in pictures and lavender oil, playing the sound of birdsong and describing a walk through lavender fields.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
In the hush of his office, John Francis Seymour is working what he calls “the levers of power” like a 53-year-old kid running an imaginary earthmover.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
She talks to imaginary friends out loud, the same ones she talked to when she was a girl.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
This unstable, indeterminate flickering sensation is what Mr. Lerner wants to evoke as he maneuvers his stories between the polarities of the real and the imaginary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Cheesethief stepped forward, wiping imaginary tears from his face with the back of a filthy claw.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing imaginary
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Common Core Grade 6, List 4
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Common Core Grade 5, List 4
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