as in pipe dream
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for will-o'-the-wisp
Noun
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While Manchester United’s stadium development is still a pipe dream, in need of financing and planning permission, their new stadium is a tangible reality already.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025 -
At this point, a 90-win season looks like a pipe dream.—
Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But critics claim PBMs don’t always find the best deals, and the savings are often a mirage.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
25 Mar. 2025
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Gurriel will have to earn his keep by showing in April’s real games that the exhibitions of March were not a mirage.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Several sources say ignis fatuus, a spark of swamp gas, is the likely cause of the strange light.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2023
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The story also helped explain ignis fatuus, a natural phenomenon that occurs in marshlands and bogs—such as those in Ireland’s countryside—producing flickering lights as gases from decomposing organic matter combust.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
27 Oct. 2020
Noun
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An oppressively frequent voiceover tips us off to the roiling thoughts within, which swing between daydreams of an earlier cunnilingus-loving boyfriend and pleas toward Steve to touch her again.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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Where Babygirl explores the power dynamics and kink potential of an age difference, and The Idea of You leans on the age gap as a kind of escapist daydream, Bridget Jones offers an Everywoman’s version.—
Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Will-o'-the-wisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will-o%27-the-wisp. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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