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as in imagined
to form a mental picture of
try to fancy, if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India
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as in enjoyed
to take pleasure in
the teacher didn't fancy the idea of failing the student, even if he was the class clown
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Recent Examples of fancied
Based on projections, Iran is still fancied to progress but if Algeria-Austria is a draw in Group J, a result that sends both through, DR Congo beats Uzbekistan and Croatia gets at least a point against Ghana, then the Iranians are out.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball.
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Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
The place first opened 93 years ago when Jack Fry, a guy who fancied boxing, gambling and horse racing, opened a tavern with his wife, Flossie.
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Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Brian would ask him as a homosexual thing—a good-looking boy who Brian fancied.
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Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Feb. 2026
In the years following, Francesca and John's cousin Michael Stirling, who always fancied her, grow closer, and eventually their relationship progresses from friendship to courtship.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
Defending European champion Spain is fancied to do well, as is defeated European finalist England.
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Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
5 Dec. 2025
Some have fancied themselves an island chanteuse (Wanda Shirk on Palau).
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Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
The problem with Dolan, this person confided, was that the owner fancied himself knowledgeable about basketball.
—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
The place first opened 93 years ago when Jack Fry, a guy who fancied boxing, gambling and horse racing, opened a tavern with his wife, Flossie.
—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Brian would ask him as a homosexual thing—a good-looking boy who Brian fancied.
—
Joe Hagan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Feb. 2026
In the years following, Francesca and John's cousin Michael Stirling, who always fancied her, grow closer, and eventually their relationship progresses from friendship to courtship.
—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
Defending European champion Spain is fancied to do well, as is defeated European finalist England.
—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
5 Dec. 2025
Some have fancied themselves an island chanteuse (Wanda Shirk on Palau).
—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancied
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The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
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The men who signed that document could not have imagined artificial intelligence, quantum computing or cyberspace.
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The brothers were born in India and raised in Australia, where Johnny enjoyed a brief career as a semi professional cricket player.
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Goodson explains that pomegranates thrive in warm climates and are widely enjoyed around the world.
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.
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Which Beyoncé song would Hart have liked to work into Lestat’s music as an influence?
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Everything changed when the club were approached with the information that Glasner liked the idea of joining them.
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The NBCUniversal spin-off is envisioned as a tax-free transaction for shareholders, providing a short-term buffer from deal-making to preserve that structure.
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This unique telescope is using the world’s largest digital camera to scan the entire southern sky every few nights, assembling what will become the most lavishly detailed time-lapse of the cosmos humanity has ever envisioned.
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Aside from the girly designs, Frankies Bikinis is loved for its long-lasting, durable fabrics.
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Embodying the best of what the FIFA World Cup might hope to be was the enchanting tale of Lawrence adopting Algeria and being loved right back.
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Wimbledon has been a tournament that Djokovic has dreamt of his whole life.
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In Harmony Roundtree, a new generation gets the experience Jackson dreamed of—ghost sightings and all.
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Destined only to be savoured as a dream, while the world still burns around you.
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Thibs savored every second of his time working for Jeff Van Gundy in Madison Square Garden in the 1990s.
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“Fancied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancied. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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