pipe dream
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Synonyms
chimera, conceit, daydream, delusion, dream, fancy, fantasy (also phantasy), figment, hallucination, illusion, nonentity, phantasm (also fantasm), unreality, vision
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Right now, that kind of real-time diagnosis of dementia is still a pipe dream. — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, "A new study that ties common medications to dementia highlights the need for early detection," 27 June 2019 Yet the Green were still clinging to Kyrie’s preseason pledge to stay in Boston and the parquet pipe dream of pairing him with Davis and convincing both men to hang their hoops shingles long-term. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "All of a sudden, the Celtics are hitting the reset button," 17 June 2019 That was a pipe dream, of course, as Konami has yet to do anything else with the franchise (having canceled Hideo Kojima's genius Silent Hills). — Brittany Vincent, Popular Mechanics, "The Next Xbox Is Coming—and So Are These 5 Long-Awaited Games from Microsoft," 11 June 2019 That was a pipe dream worthy of Moore’s stoner lawyer. — John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al.com, "Roy Moore already won," 20 June 2019 Yet for all her expertise, Tran thinks the minimalist nirvana worshipped on Instagram is but a pipe dream. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Alyce Tran Is Here to Edit Your Handbag and Your Life," 2 May 2019 Wicker or straw usually feeds into that pipe dream. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Vogue Staffers Pick the Most Chic and Comfortable Shoes to Wear to Work This Summer," 31 May 2019 With immediate medical needs a top priority, the notion of adequate psychological assistance is a far away pipe dream. — Hollie Mckay, Fox News, "Burma's Karen refugees face dwindling aid, struggle with depression and suicides," 15 Aug. 2018 But while a folding phone is still an unaffordable pipe dream for most of us, there are many features in Android Q that will make non-folding Android phones better than ever. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "7 tweaks and changes in Android Q that will make your phone better than it is now," 13 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pipe dream.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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