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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
Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Majors stars as lonely, regimented bodybuilder Killian Maddox, who is consumed by his dream of becoming world famous.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
The $17 million amusement park was brought to life across 160 acres — all based on an idea Walt Disney had been dreaming of since the early 1930s.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Cabin Creek Lodge is what cabin wedding dreams are made of, with room to sleep over 40 guests on the premises.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Majors stars as lonely, regimented bodybuilder Killian Maddox, who is consumed by his dream of becoming world famous.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
This five-bedroom, ski-in–ski-out home near the Madawaska Nordic Ski and Recreation Trails will speak to anyone who has dreamed of having a snowy wintertime wedding.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
The $17 million amusement park was brought to life across 160 acres — all based on an idea Walt Disney had been dreaming of since the early 1930s.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dream
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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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This has been one of the government’s central goals since early 2023.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Universal Service Fund was established by the FCC after Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 with the goal of ensuring communication systems are available nationwide.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Black womanhood embodies the unique intersection of strength, resilience, and beauty.—
Bryce Alexander Dixon,
Essence,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sullivan personally tested each item on this list of the best Lancôme beauty products.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Well, imagine a world in which the NFL plays an 18-game regular season.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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The lesson was that, for integration to work in the way the Court had imagined with Brown, the whole system needed to be desegregated.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Yet there are filmmakers who fall prey to the illusion too.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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On far too many occasions, Watson chose deceit over candor, grasping for the illusion of business success and personal acclaim at any cost.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At that point, sunglasses lose their sine qua non purpose to protect our eyes, becoming a purely ornamental element capable of elevating an entire outfit.—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
22 Mar. 2025
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The automation of jobs by AI could lead to widespread unemployment and economic inequality, leaving many people feeling powerless and without purpose.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Deep in the heart of Crete, where myth intertwines with natural wonder, stands the legendary olive tree of Vouves.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Ancient sequoia forests, roaring waterfalls and monoliths are just a few of the natural wonders travelers can explore in the 1,200 square miles.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For Henshaw-Plath, the enduring lesson of Gamergate was that social media platforms as they were originally envisioned were only as good as the people using them.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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The task of envisioning the original shape of the XK120, penned in just two weeks by Jaguar Cars cofounder Sir William Lyons, was a challenge not lightly to be undertaken.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dream. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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