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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The Green Bay Packers' worst fears for wide receiver Jayden Reed have come true.
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Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
But the former child star says that, for a long time, the reception of 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory wasn’t exactly a dream come true.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Everyone who shows up to his office tries to make one of his dreams come true.
—Debbie Day, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
One such organization is the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, which teaches audio and video skills to young creatives and provides them with industry contacts and state-of-the-art spaces to make their artistic dreams come true.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
But the former child star says that, for a long time, the reception of 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory wasn’t exactly a dream come true.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Everyone who shows up to his office tries to make one of his dreams come true.
—Debbie Day, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2025
One such organization is the Community Recording Studio in Nottingham, which teaches audio and video skills to young creatives and provides them with industry contacts and state-of-the-art spaces to make their artistic dreams come true.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Come true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20true. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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