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fanciful

[fan-si-fuhl] / ˈfæn sɪ fəl /


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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

All A.I. systems today are built around neural networks, which, despite their fanciful name, are just math formulas.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

It seems fanciful to bother trying to make sense of events in “Mortal Kombat II.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Those predictions made over a decade ago that he could challenge the numbers posted by Nicklaus and Woods remain fanciful.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Never, not in her most fanciful dreams, had she imagined that the opportunity to speak with Dorian Havilliard would arise.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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