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imaginary

[ih-maj-uh-ner-ee] / ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i /


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Dahlia Lithwick: If you put “American politics as usual” in some imaginary halcyon past at 1 and Watergate at 10, where’s this slush fund scandal registering for you?

From Slate • May 26, 2026

As the imaginary train whisks the puppets around the country, the show manages to build anticipation just by making the crowd wonder what comes next.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

She recreated an imaginary garden for them by bringing in pictures and lavender oil, playing the sound of birdsong and describing a walk through lavender fields.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

She talks to imaginary friends out loud, the same ones she talked to when she was a girl.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

I hope she’ll feel the same way about pretend walls on imaginary stages, I thought as I tucked her hall pass into my pocket.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen




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