[{"_1":2,"_108":-5,"_109":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4},"routes/word",{"_5":6,"_21":22,"_100":101,"_106":107},"entry",{"_7":8,"_9":8,"_10":-5,"_11":12,"_13":14,"_15":16,"_17":18,"_19":20},"headword","mirage","slug","pronunciation","type","simple_noun","complexity","simple","totalCollocations",3,"avgFrequency",4.67,"languageVariants",[],"categories",[23,77],{"_24":25,"_9":26,"_27":28},"name","VERB + mirage","verb-mirage","collocations",[29,58],{"_30":31,"_32":33,"_9":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_45":46,"_57":-5},"collocation","chase","phrase","chase a mirage","chase-a-mirage","usage","To pursue an unrealistic or unattainable goal (figurative).","label","","frequency",{"_41":42,"_43":44},"score",5.5,"perMillion",1.2,"examples",[47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56],"Perhaps we are all just chasing a mirage.","Many entrepreneurs spend years chasing a mirage of overnight success.","He realized that his dream of living in a mansion was nothing but chasing a mirage.","Don't chase a mirage of perfection; embrace your flaws.","The politician was accused of chasing a mirage of unattainable promises.","She wasted her youth chasing a mirage of endless parties and fleeting pleasures.","Some people relentlessly chase a mirage of eternal youth through cosmetic procedures.","If you only chase a mirage, you'll never achieve anything tangible.","They spent their entire fortune chasing a mirage of ancient hidden treasure.","It's easy to get lost chasing a mirage in the desert of broken dreams.","translation",{"_30":59,"_32":60,"_9":61,"_35":62,"_37":38,"_39":63,"_45":66,"_57":-5},"see","see a mirage","see-a-mirage","To perceive an optical illusion, typically of water in a desert or on a hot road.",{"_41":64,"_43":65},4.5,0.8,[67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76],"In the scorching desert, he thought he saw a mirage of an oasis.","Drivers often see a mirage on hot asphalt roads.","She was so thirsty, she began to see a mirage in the distance.","It's common to see a mirage in extremely hot and dry conditions.","We didn't actually see a mirage, but the heat haze was intense.","He described how he once saw a vivid mirage during his expedition.","The traveler was relieved when the lake he saw turned out not to be a mirage.","Sometimes, when you're exhausted, you might see a mirage.","From afar, they seemed to see a mirage of a shimmering city.","Did you ever see a mirage while driving on a sunny day?",{"_24":78,"_9":79,"_27":80},"mirage + VERB","mirage-verb",[81],{"_30":82,"_32":83,"_9":84,"_35":85,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_45":89,"_57":-5},"vanish","a mirage vanishes","a-mirage-vanishes","Describes the disappearance of the optical illusion.",{"_41":87,"_43":88},4,0.6,[90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99],"As I approached, the desert mirage began to vanish.","The shimmering mirage vanished as quickly as it had appeared.","Like a desert mirage, all his hopes seemed to vanish into thin air.","She watched as the optical mirage slowly vanished from the horizon.","Before our eyes, the distant mirage vanished, leaving only the barren landscape.","The promise of easy success was merely a mirage that would soon vanish.","He realized his dream was a mirage that would eventually vanish.","The beautiful oasis, a mirage, vanished when they got closer.","Suddenly, the road ahead where the mirage had been seemed to vanish entirely.","The mirage of prosperity can vanish if not built on solid foundations.","relatedEntries",{"_102":103,"_104":105},"asSubject",[],"asObject",[],"serverTranslations",{},"actionData","errors"]