as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream
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Recent Examples of daydream
Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
If your daydreams about jetting off on a European vacation keep getting thwarted by your budget and bank account, all hope isn’t lost.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The retro-style video features Gomez daydreaming about Blanco.
—Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
After all, strategy without execution is a daydream, but execution without strategy is a nightmare.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
If your daydreams about jetting off on a European vacation keep getting thwarted by your budget and bank account, all hope isn’t lost.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
Owen’s too busy daydreaming about his childhood friend, Nora.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
The retro-style video features Gomez daydreaming about Blanco.
—Ethan Millman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydream
Noun
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Career experts agree dream jobs and large salaries don't always come right away.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Below, Francis reflects back on his most memorable moments onstage and looks forward to his dream career.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
Verb
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But Little Dog also fantasizes about discovering a means of communicating with his mother through sheer proximity.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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There was space to breathe and to fantasize and to visualize.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One of this year’s most unique and original K-dramas is Heavenly Ever After, a quirky romantic fantasy from Studio Phoenix and SLL that vividly imagines life after death.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Starring Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter and Craig Parkinson, the interactive choose-your-own-adventure tale follows young programmer Stefan (Whitehead), who is adapting a fantasy gamebook into a video game in 1984.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Still, White remains hopeful for revitalization, envisioning Dolton as a tourist destination with the pope’s former home and parish drawing visitors.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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In March, when the annual inflation rate was 2.4%, the Fed anticipated two rate cuts in 2025, down from the four envisioned in September.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Agencies encourage the illusion of such bonds while controlling nearly every aspect of the idols’ real lives.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2025
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The show uses dual-reality technology, a technique derived from the world of mentalism, to support the illusion of real-time interaction with a pre-recorded program.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Mar. 2020
Verb
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Examples mentioned include creating accurate ad copy, visualizing educational concepts, and improving patient diagnoses.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Scientists visualized its smallest bones as well as soft tissue, including some feathers.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Xu began to imagine what this might mean for people with cancer if histotripsy activates the human immune system in a similar way.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The easiest life to imagine was the life of the man who ran the ferry.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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