come true
idiom
: to become real : to happen in the way that one wished or dreamed
Everything we hoped for came true.
Their prediction seems to be coming true.
The trip abroad was a dream come true for her.
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Ace jammed on 'Black Diamond' with Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden … a dream come true for me.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
That dream has now come true, with Glaser making her SNL debut next month.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Well, that dream will come true too.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
His friends and relatives have started a GoFundMe page to raise money to try to make those dreams come true.
—Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
That dream has now come true, with Glaser making her SNL debut next month.
—Peter White, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Well, that dream will come true too.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
His friends and relatives have started a GoFundMe page to raise money to try to make those dreams come true.
—Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Come true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20true. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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