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
Metcalfe’s pursuit of revelation in a single lost poem is magical thinking, a relentless grasping for a chimera.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
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
I felt satisfaction because such a geology confirmed that I was right, that this island was a chimera, a play of the mind.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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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