chimera
Example Sentences
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Yet the idea that a Netflix-WBD merger would extinguish video competition is a chimera.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
And like this suggestion, the chimera named Barbenheimer was born on the Internet.
From Salon • Jul. 11, 2025
Also known as a spookfish or chimera, ghost sharks are closely related to sharks and rays.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
The fact is that the subcommittee has wasted nearly a year and a half chasing a chimera.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
As I groped out the door, and knocked at it hesitatingly, I felt that last idea to be a mere chimera.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing chimera
The Lightning Thief
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Mythology - Middle School
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