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
Soccer was a minor sport in Charlotte back then, and having an MLS team here seemed like a pipe dream.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like the Jetsons’ humanoid maid Rosie —- is still mostly a pipe dream.
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Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
The rapid normalization of working from home has reconfigured how and where talent operates, offering flexibility that was once a pipe dream.
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Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
But that seems to be a bit of a pipe dream.
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Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like the Jetsons’ humanoid maid Rosie —- is still mostly a pipe dream.
—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
The rapid normalization of working from home has reconfigured how and where talent operates, offering flexibility that was once a pipe dream.
—
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
But that seems to be a bit of a pipe dream.
—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe dream
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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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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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And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
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One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
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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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Your 10th House of Career and Status receives Jupiter, urging long-range vision and public progress that grows through structure.
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Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20dream. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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