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chimerical

[ki-mer-i-kuhl, -meer-, kahy-] / kɪˈmɛr ɪ kəl, -ˈmɪər-, kaɪ- /


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Sharply vivid rather than suggestively chimerical, the scenes and dances had a trim, finely honed character.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2024

The set builds patiently: The chimerical string orchestra of “Les Illuminations” adds Christopher Parkes’s splendid horn in the Serenade and then fiercely independent winds, harp and timpani in the Nocturne.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

COVID-19 is a chimerical beast — symptoms evolve as the condition drags on, and can vary widely between patients.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2022

A film museum had been a seemingly chimerical dream within the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences virtually since its founding in 1927.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2021

But the AEC’s dream of thermonuclear research blooming via a collegial relationship between Los Alamos and Livermore proved chimerical.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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