fantastical
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The scene is a giant movie screen broken up in sections and upon which is projected witty, fantastical background animation, while the characters are the live singers, dressed as though silent film stars.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
All the same, Fleischer Studios’ maverick reputation is better represented in a short like the fabulously fantastical “Swing You Sinners!”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Those ideas were made manifest in lavish PR material conjuring up fantastical landscapes that attracted reams of coverage that mingled awe and derision.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
I suspect that almost all of these people are being fantastical, or doing what is sometimes called “lying.”
From Slate • May 24, 2026
The New Palace arched across it, as fantastical as a painted backdrop in a fairy play.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 1
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Vocabulary Review, Unit 6
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