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as in daydream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
my dream is to open my own restaurant
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific
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Recent Examples of dream
Michael Vasquez, NPR, 22 Aug. 2025
Running the largest sports media company in the world is a dream job for Pitaro, a lifelong Yankees fan who named one of his dogs Jeter (as in Derek).
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Sudhir Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Pisces Moon carries us gently into the week, with a long void on Monday encouraging dreaming over doing.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
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Noun
And so college back then seemed a distant and unlikely dream.
—Michael Vasquez, NPR, 22 Aug. 2025
Running the largest sports media company in the world is a dream job for Pitaro, a lifelong Yankees fan who named one of his dogs Jeter (as in Derek).
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
Advice To Fellow Dreamers To every immigrant dreaming of building something in a new land, here’s my advice: Don’t try to replicate what already exists.
—Sudhir Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The Pisces Moon carries us gently into the week, with a long void on Monday encouraging dreaming over doing.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dream
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In the Netflix dramedy Too Much, a brokenhearted American, Jess, makes the move across the pond, inspired in part by daydreams of stately castles, rolling green hills and dashing gentlemen professing their ardent admiration.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
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No thinking about the future, no consideration of multiple outcomes to a decision, no counterfactuals, daydreams, fantasies or plans.—
Stephanie Madsen,
The Conversation,
22 July 2025
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Messi equalized from the penalty spot in the 77th minute and scored the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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During the broadcast, Garcia and Kendall appeared to still be together, though figuring out their dating goals.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Kardashians, in particular, are known for their relentless obsession with beauty and youth.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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No matter how much fans may complain about the lack of physicality in today's game compared to two or three decades ago, those rule changes were necessary to restore the beauty of the NBA game.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Back then, Knight could have never imagined what was ahead of her, including last year’s trip to the Dominican Republic and this year’s trip to Brazil.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Israelis and Palestinians might uncover novel ways to talk, and imagine new modes of living together.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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The illusion of infinite choice online masks a narrowing of exposure to new ideas — millions scrolling different feeds, but being nudged toward the same few ways of thinking.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The human cost of the illusion The illusion of AI personhood can potentially exact a heavy toll.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each separate agency has a unique purpose, but they are all inextricably connected.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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But is that on purpose, because their conversations are kind of meh?—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Just a few minutes daily can also do wonders in helping your attention naturally grow stronger over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Two Southern classics, deviled eggs and potato salad, join forces to create these two-bite wonders.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The proposal envisions an up-front $1.5 trillion investment to give the fund 75 years to grow.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Cubs haven’t plotted out Soroka’s schedule beyond that, but Counsell envisions Soroka needing more than one catch session before progressing to a bullpen.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dream. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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