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fanciful

[fan-si-fuhl] / ˈfæn sɪ fəl /


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“Ride or Die,” for all its fanciful twists, ultimately has more realistic counsel for all the WOACAs watching: Bank on yourself and your extensively earned skills.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

A punk-calypso track follows—“Abominable Snowman in the Market,” a fanciful warning to staid supermarket shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Or they resort to fanciful or half-baked plans if they get sick.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

In moving to seven wickets in the match on his comeback to Test cricket, Robinson left New Zealand 55-5, 199 runs adrift of an increasingly fanciful target of 254.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

In preparation, men and women borrowed each other’s finery and planned fanciful disguises.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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