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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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
Two figures near the end of a dock in one large painting barely materialize; time and distance have rendered them figments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
Super Bowls have become so colossal in scale and technology that the players can seem as remote as game animations, framed figments in 4K HDR video.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 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
