as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream
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Recent Examples of daydream
Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
In the summer, many Americans daydream about mermaids.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Designers leaned into loose, chemise-style dresses that evoked a European countryside sensibility (cue the daydream of wandering through a field of lilacs).
—Jalil Johnson, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
What could possibly be left for Jonathan Anderson to daydream about?
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
In the summer, many Americans daydream about mermaids.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Kacy Hill’s music sounds — and feels — like an ethereal daydream.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Designers leaned into loose, chemise-style dresses that evoked a European countryside sensibility (cue the daydream of wandering through a field of lilacs).
—Jalil Johnson, Refinery29, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydream
Noun
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Though her identity is not at first known to Benedict, the woman turns out to be Sophie Baek, a secretive maid with big dreams.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 Oct. 2025
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With each brick laid at The Site, The Toy will document dad’s decades-long dream.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Who among us hasn’t fantasized in the shower about exacting elaborate revenge for petty upsets, or lain awake trying to reframe our humiliations as epic tales of triumph?—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Luis hangs a poster of his favorite movie star, Ingrid, and spends his time fantasizing about Ingrid as Aurora.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the lesbians who love history and maybe have read the sapphic fantasy novel The Starving Saints, Julie d’Aubigny is the perfect look.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
10 Oct. 2025
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The film, a tender and romantic fantasy movie from director Kogonada, opened well below expectations.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The founders envision the store evolving organically as a blank canvas shaped by the neighborhood and scene.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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Latu said he’s already envisioned sacking Arizona’s Kyler Murray (or backup Jacoby Brissett if Murray’s foot injury keeps him sidelined).—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The duo pushes the concept of illusion versus reality to the extreme, personally and professionally, until tragedy reframes and opens a mystery surrounding their last fateful Las Vegas show.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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While magicians use illusions to make objects float, physicists pursue levitation for its practical advantages.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Mar. 2020
Verb
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Johnson, who authored a paper in 2023 about the importance of building virtual cells, hopes that whatever scientists end up building will be capable of being visualized.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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For more than 27 years, San Dieguito High School Academy’s AVID program has opened doors for first-generation and low-income students through its annual College Bus Tour, an immersive journey that helps students visualize their future in higher education.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Maduro’s government intensified its campaign against dissent in the tense months before last year’s presidential election, targeting both real and imagined opponents in a sweeping crackdown on the opposition.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Here and in many of her writings Stowe imagined Christ as a mediator capable of elevating all Christians to heaven.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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