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fantasize

[fan-tuh-sahyz] / ˈfæn təˌsaɪz /


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But Seyfried then says the footage inspired her to fantasize about playing Holmes again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Some fantasize about running around with their grandchildren.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Nevertheless, notice what Cornell’s research implies for those who fantasize about being in the stock market on these best days: You need to be heavily invested during bear markets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

But to my eyes, this fandom appears to be a place where anyone is welcome to fantasize, dream, draw, speculate or just plain geek out.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026

It was hard not to fantasize about inheriting the estate.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Walter Mitty is a term sometimes used to describe a person who fantasizes about a life more interesting and exciting than their own.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

He fantasizes about spending his days taking photos and developing them in his darkroom, where he has total creative control and doesn’t need to worry about budgets and crews and schedules.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

The book takes place in the fictional hamlet of Swampshire, where Beatrice Steele lives with her family, fantasizes about solving crimes, and worries about what happens to women who step outside their societal spheres.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

"If you think about the show, and Alan's locked there in the basement, and Sam goes to work, and you think, 'Alan fantasizes about Auschwitz?' I 100% want to see that scene," said Weisberg.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2022

Enrique fantasizes about Lourdes’s expected homecoming in December.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

On the journey to the U.S., they fantasized about what classes would be offered at their new school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Duchamp’s seeming disinterest often revealed itself to be something far more venomous, as when he fantasized about a nihilistic readymade: “Use a Rembrandt as an ironing board.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

That’s what’s peculiar about Gyllenhaal’s recent spate: These characters feel almost outdated, as if he’d fantasized, years ago, about playing parts like these but never got the opportunity when he was Hollywood’s critical darling.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

On Weibo, accounts linked to Xu have written that “Having more children can solve all problems” and fantasized about Xu’s children marrying Elon Musk’s children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

Over and over, I fantasized about what I would like to do.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Along with fantasizing about exotic locations and charming apartments, we encourage you to spend some time on the boring yet important daily life stuff.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

I didn’t want it to be this person who’s a complete introvert, nerd, not of this world, fantasizing about being this superhero.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026

I haven’t had that sandwich in more than a decade, but just writing about it now, I’m absolutely fantasizing.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

I have to admit I like to imagine you as a kid fantasizing about junk food.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli


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