fantasize
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Some fantasize about running around with their grandchildren.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
If you fantasize about retiring abroad, stories of blissful expats will only stoke your desire.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 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
That permission to fantasize might be the biggest gift of all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
Instead of continuing the argument about how they would cop, they began to fantasize about what the gold could buy when it became legal tender.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Humans are probably the only species on Earth that actively fantasizes about its own extinction — and definitely the only one that actively participates in it.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
That might include, she further fantasizes, a technology tool you don’t even notice but that focuses your attention to sound vibrations the way glasses give clarity to blurry vision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
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 a James Hong comic book series with his brand of sarcastic humor.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
Enrique fantasizes about Lourdes’s expected homecoming in December.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Ever since, Bamberger had fantasized about doing the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Mayer says he’s fantasized about a sitcom or a talk show taking up residence on the soundstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 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
I ate it voraciously and have since fantasized over how I might replicate it at home, especially during the summertime — but I've yet to come close.
From Salon ● May 30, 2025
When he was younger, he had fantasized that there might be something strange up there...a time machine or a UFO.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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
Fans are also fantasizing about an appearance from you on Madonna’s album …
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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
For once Hazel was fantasizing about the real world.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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