figment
noun
a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion.
figments
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pluralof figment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We meet them before we meet Sally and Theo, and whether they are figments or not, they are unmistakably haunting the new occupant who’s writing about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
In many ways, these trademarks have become figments of individuals’ identity.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2024
But that's the issue, we have fictionalized a real-life relationship with our very own elusive figments of our imagination.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023
But its various figments and narratives had merged, as such poppycock tends to do, with an older and homegrown genre of German extremism.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
"Have a little faith," she coaches herself, as the dark shape floats easily through the screen like smoke or clouds or figments of any sort.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
