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imaginary

[ih-maj-uh-ner-ee] / ɪˈmædʒ əˌnɛr i /


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The imaginary “occurring elephant” is just one spacelike slice of that tube; one three-dimensional moment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Please run your imaginary hand across the microfiber suede-wrapped headliner, interrupted only by the corner-to-corner sunroof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

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

Then Flores had Colemenares show him how to field a ground ball with an imaginary ball in class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Here is the difference between Brunelleschi’s studies and Masaccio’s painting: Brunelleschi was representing reality; Masaccio is representing an imaginary space.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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