dream up

verb

dreamed up or dreamt up; dreaming up; dreams up

transitive verb

: to form in the mind : devise, concoct

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The hard fact, however, is that California’s economy isn’t doing so well these days, and it cannot be dismissed, as Newsom often does, as something dreamed up by political foes. Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026 How the ‘9-9-9 Challenge’ Started The 9-9-9 challenge began as an unofficial, do-it-yourself endurance test dreamed up by fans. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026 Ford dreamed up the atomic-age Nucleon, powered by a tiny nugget of uranium and incidentally requiring tons of lead shielding to protect anyone who came within a football field of the thing. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 The two started dreaming up the show. Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dream up

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dream up was in 1837

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“Dream up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20up. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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