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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a widespread fantasy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a belief or idea that is commonly held or imagined by a large number of people.
Example: "The notion that everyone can achieve fame overnight is a widespread fantasy in today's society."
Alternatives: "a common illusion" or "a prevalent myth".
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There's a widespread fantasy, especially among newbies, that if you write a good book it will find an audience.
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Then the actors, working intimately for the camera, performed what in effect were idealized versions of themselves, creating a persona that connected with a widespread public fantasy.
One way that the invention of the chicken wing seems to have improved morale is that there now exists among Buffalonians a widespread commercial fantasy of hitting it rich by introducing Buffalo chicken wings to some virgin territory.
Fifty Shades of Grey patently revisits "Bluebeard", and although it is extremely hard to see what the reasons are for the book's extraordinary success, it certainly provides evidence of a widespread naturalisation – normalisation – of sadomasochistic fantasy.
"It was inspiring to see a widespread and effective protest".. Comedy, fantasy and biography are all well represented at Comix Creatrix, but no subject is taboo.
Displacement is a widespread practice.
This is a widespread problem.
As internet-connected technologies have become ever more widespread, the fantasy of a virtual realm set apart from reality has given way to something more messily human.
It was a memory of a fantasy.
"A theme park is a fantasy world.
Despite the film's widespread acclaim, many viewers felt that Blue was ultimately a male fantasy.
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