as in imagining
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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as in daydreaming
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as in sleeping
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as in rapid eye movement
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Recent Examples of dreaming
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But since Coppola is the studio, Figgis has free reign to roam around and capture both the disorder and some of the dreaming.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
For a family of five dreaming of a first trip to Disney World in Florida, New York City or the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the new fee could mean more than $2,000 just for visas.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Lucid dreaming provides a counterexample.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Nicolas Prudent’s Curly, featuring a hedgehog in Central Park dreaming of luscious curls, took the Coup de Cœur award for its bizarre beauty and emotional authenticity.
—Bogdan Nesvit, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Sigal grew up in San Francisco’s North Beach dreaming of opening a restaurant, working in bars across Portland (and briefly in Beijing) before realizing hospitality was his true calling.
—Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Photo of young thoughtful academic school boy touch cheek curiosity dreaming bored enjoy books sitting floor home background.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Elks fan Tiffany Renee said her son grew up dreaming of being an Elk.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Elordi is the monster in this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, which del Toro has been dreaming about making for decades.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Keep dreaming big, setting lofty goals, and working tirelessly until your visionary ideals become tangible successes.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Stanhope stars as Danny Walter on My Life With the Walter Boys, Cole's more mellow fraternal twin, who's dreaming of a future in acting.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That doesn’t mean Dimitrov hasn’t stopped thinking or dreaming about getting back on the court though.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Born on July 22, 1938, in Stepney, London, Stamp grew up in the shadow of World War II’s Blitz, dodging bombs and dreaming of the silver screen.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Still, Ilett’s dreaming of the day the Red Devils will turn things around.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But since Coppola is the studio, Figgis has free reign to roam around and capture both the disorder and some of the dreaming.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
For a family of five dreaming of a first trip to Disney World in Florida, New York City or the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the new fee could mean more than $2,000 just for visas.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Lucid dreaming provides a counterexample.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Nicolas Prudent’s Curly, featuring a hedgehog in Central Park dreaming of luscious curls, took the Coup de Cœur award for its bizarre beauty and emotional authenticity.
—Bogdan Nesvit, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Sigal grew up in San Francisco’s North Beach dreaming of opening a restaurant, working in bars across Portland (and briefly in Beijing) before realizing hospitality was his true calling.
—Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Your ultimate glow-up will consist of you embracing your magic, dreaming bigger and not being afraid to take risks.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Photo of young thoughtful academic school boy touch cheek curiosity dreaming bored enjoy books sitting floor home background.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Elks fan Tiffany Renee said her son grew up dreaming of being an Elk.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2025
Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein and Elordi is the monster in this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, which del Toro has been dreaming about making for decades.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Keep dreaming big, setting lofty goals, and working tirelessly until your visionary ideals become tangible successes.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Stanhope stars as Danny Walter on My Life With the Walter Boys, Cole's more mellow fraternal twin, who's dreaming of a future in acting.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
That doesn’t mean Dimitrov hasn’t stopped thinking or dreaming about getting back on the court though.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Born on July 22, 1938, in Stepney, London, Stamp grew up in the shadow of World War II’s Blitz, dodging bombs and dreaming of the silver screen.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaming
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American’s work builds on this legacy, but instead of imagining outer space, the artist zooms in on the very conditions that made Butler’s voice possible, which were the everyday sacrifices of her mother and grandmother.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
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Unlike imagining a hand movement (which has clear neural pathways), programming involves abstract, symbolic reasoning.—
Somdip Dey,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The lightest of the four phases of sleep, known as N1 (for non-rapid eye movement stage one), can also yield profound cognitive benefits.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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Stages of sleep Sleep is classified into periods of rapid eye movement (REM) and non-rapid eye movement (NREM).—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 June 2025
Verb
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However, the Ulrich plan largely predicted it right, envisioning a district that would absorb all of California’s northern state line with Oregon, stretching to Nevada.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, Cora is encouraging his young star to start envisioning returning in the ALCS.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, the top feels like the wearable intersection between multiple dreamy Chloé dresses the singer has worn in recent memory.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Noun
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On occasion, some of them doze on the benches and winding path along the Riverwalk, in violation of a statewide ban on camping and sleeping in public places.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His reaction to seeing his name on topping a list of creators who influence a billion dollar industry?—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Corr appeared to have knowledge of the victims daily routines and would make comments about ‘seeing them soon’.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Dreaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaming. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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