as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
opening our own restaurant has long been a pipe dream
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Recent Examples of pipe dream
The idea that renewables alone can power the American economy is nonsense given the current technology, green pipe dreams notwithstanding.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
That would have been a pipe dream.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Newsom and California Democrats are doing nothing more than posturing for his 2028 pipe dream.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
But acting was a pipe dream for a boy from Plaistow, where career advice leaned toward bricklaying or managing a Woolworths.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
That would have been a pipe dream.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Newsom and California Democrats are doing nothing more than posturing for his 2028 pipe dream.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
But acting was a pipe dream for a boy from Plaistow, where career advice leaned toward bricklaying or managing a Woolworths.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe dream
Noun
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That dream never manifested, and eventually, the republican government’s international legitimacy was transferred to the surging mainland.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course, such high-tech innovations, providing the illusion of a social environment, have both pluses and minuses.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Shatter your illusions of love?—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Designers leaned into loose, chemise-style dresses that evoked a European countryside sensibility (cue the daydream of wandering through a field of lilacs).—
Jalil Johnson,
Refinery29,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ellen retreats to her room and daydreams of her father, who understood his headstrong daughter.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These are not fantasies drummed up by the Left despite claims from Paxton and his most ardent supporters.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cavill's film is a new version of the 1986 action-fantasy about an immortal Scottish swordsman's battle against another immortal warrior that starred Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Lerner is clear that the vision goes beyond one platform.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Of course, this vision also pushes technology to adapt in ways that could benefit life on Earth.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20dream. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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