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as in illusions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
unable to find any tracks in the snow the next morning, I was forced to conclude that the shadowy figure had been a figment of my imagination
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as in fictions
something that is the product of the imagination
thus far, the invisible human being has been nothing more than a figment of fantasy writers
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for figments
Noun
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Maybe some harbor illusions of being able to play.—
Kevin Acee,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025 -
The storytelling tour de force goes way beyond illusions, however.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then there are cautionary tales like the one in which a boy gets his fingers cut off for being a picky eater—stories about cause and effect, separation from loved ones, stealing, and death.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025
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The cousin from Idaho will regale Boise friends back home with travel tales of entering a Miami speakeasy.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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But even Oberon didn’t know such fabrications ran generations deep.—
Kendra Nordin Beato,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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Amid all that, the President boasted of Elon Musk's free hand to fire thousands of government workers in a speech to Congress that was rife with obfuscations and fabrications.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes dysfunction in the brain can lead to mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, which is characterized by delusions and disordered thinking, among other symptoms, that can be debilitating.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2025
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The guests are just monkeys with delusions of grandeur and civilization.—
Joe Joyce,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Then his team worked to share stories that Lively didn't care about the issue of domestic violence, USA TODAY reported.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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Leveraging Tech In An AI Era Technological tools and era-defining inventions like AI have led to expansive digital transformation in every industry.—
Deepa Nagraj,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Throughout history, inventions occasionally come about by accident or were originally intended for a different use.—
Claus Jepsen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Figments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/figments. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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