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
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
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Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
The voices behind Huntr/x — Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna — appear in the sketch when Thomas begins to daydream.
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Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The heady scent—a mix of white florals, amber, and sandalwood—induces daydreams of tanning on a white-sand beach.
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Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
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Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Verb
To daydream and plan a summer vacation.
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Nathan Rott,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
The voices behind Huntr/x — Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna — appear in the sketch when Thomas begins to daydream.
—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydream
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With so much else to rebuild, a baseball season in 2026 seemed like more than a dream.
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Their dream houses have ocean views, swimming pools and four or more bedrooms, which may be hard to find.
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In the weeks after learning about their Michelin status, Tina fantasizes about her new life as the Chef de cuisine with her husband beside her (played by the actor’s real-life husband David Zayas).
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Now, with the internet as our window onto the world outside, people fantasize about exponential, rather than linear, accumulation.
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Cosm has really cut its teeth on a lot of live sports and concert films, with the dome shape and stadium seating designed to give the illusion of being on the field or in the front row.
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Unfortunately, says Bradley Elliott, a researcher at the University of Westminster and trustee for the British Society for Research on Ageing, this is an illusion.
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Stretching Teng out as a starter is something Brown envisioned upon acquiring him, but doing so during the season in response to injuries is a difficult task.
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Zhardanovsky envisions an interconnected hospitality ecosystem where technology enhances the human element, making extraordinary experiences easier to discover and share, and redefining VIP status by value created.
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Possibly the biggest Korean release of the summer, this dark fantasy historical thriller stars Nam Joo-hyuk as Gu-cheon, a man who can traverse the world of ghosts, alongside Roh Yoon-seo as Saeng-gang, a court lady carrying a dangerous secret.
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Sometimes that player fantasy can be expressed through a simple toy that just feels good, briefly.
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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.
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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.
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The Explorer integrates and visualizes data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other government agencies and local weather stations.
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The studio acts as an intellectual bridge, using advanced rendering, motion graphics and rapid prototyping to visualize how content interacts with scale and materiality, Monday said, adding that design, therefore, no longer happens in isolation.
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The show’s dramatic romance and journey of self-growth seems to fit in line with something Austen would’ve imagined for her characters.
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Surprisingly, buyers' favorite colors this year go beyond plain white, with certain hues helping rooms feel larger, calmer, and easier to imagine living in.
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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