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as in visions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality
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as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
my dream is to open my own restaurant
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as in beauties
something very good of its kind
the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation
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as in imagines
to form a mental picture of
I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific
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Recent Examples of dreams
Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
General Daily Insight for April 06, 2026 Last night’s dreams may greatly affect the day ahead.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026
Waters was close to achieving her dreams.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Leah encouraged others to not let fear stop them from fulfilling their dreams.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
All of our plans, all of our dreams, all of our ideas, all of our projects − for Tim, it's done.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
What are your dreams for your career?
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
And many of these companies’ AI dreams are tied up in OpenAI, which just exited a massive deal with Disney to try to secure its place in Hollywood.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Every day, more than 180,000 students walk into our classrooms carrying their dreams, determination and the promise of a brighter future.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Ezra, the 4-year-old Colton boy who dreams to one day be a police officer.
—Lesley Marin, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The new episodes will introduce Logan, a Las Vegas native who wants to trade his imaginary girlfriend for a real one, and Emma, a Mormon in Utah who dreams of wearing her mother's wedding dress at the altar.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Wang is now assistant professor of literary arts at Brown University, but still dreams of a life in Italy.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Claire meets Cherokee healer Adawehi, who dreams of Claire becoming a white raven with magical powers.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
That is another area in which dreams smack into the reality of Cuban state, which owns 80% of all arable land.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Lizzy still dreams of reopening Roses eventually.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Her prom dreams inch closer as her lies begin to mount and her new alabaster skin starts peeling off at extremely inopportune moments.
—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
The dreams that Rice and Jaquez had about bringing an NCAA championship to a program that hadn’t won one required the right pieces, and Betts was the missing ingredient.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
General Daily Insight for April 06, 2026 Last night’s dreams may greatly affect the day ahead.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026
Waters was close to achieving her dreams.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Leah encouraged others to not let fear stop them from fulfilling their dreams.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
All of our plans, all of our dreams, all of our ideas, all of our projects − for Tim, it's done.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2026
What are your dreams for your career?
—Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
And many of these companies’ AI dreams are tied up in OpenAI, which just exited a massive deal with Disney to try to secure its place in Hollywood.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Every day, more than 180,000 students walk into our classrooms carrying their dreams, determination and the promise of a brighter future.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
Despite the traumatic experience, Leah dreams of getting a snorkeling license, and her mom remains nervous but supportive.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Ezra, the 4-year-old Colton boy who dreams to one day be a police officer.
—Lesley Marin, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
The new episodes will introduce Logan, a Las Vegas native who wants to trade his imaginary girlfriend for a real one, and Emma, a Mormon in Utah who dreams of wearing her mother's wedding dress at the altar.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
Wang is now assistant professor of literary arts at Brown University, but still dreams of a life in Italy.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Claire meets Cherokee healer Adawehi, who dreams of Claire becoming a white raven with magical powers.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
That is another area in which dreams smack into the reality of Cuban state, which owns 80% of all arable land.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Lizzy still dreams of reopening Roses eventually.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Her prom dreams inch closer as her lies begin to mount and her new alabaster skin starts peeling off at extremely inopportune moments.
—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreams
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Such is the difference between playoff team with championship visions and play-in team with a potential off-ramp into the draft lottery.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance force him to confront dark corners of his past.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Epstein also claimed that the prince had asked that he be allowed to see details of legal structures, organization charts, goals and initiatives of the Saudi central bank, the royal purse and the country’s sovereign wealth fund, his emails to Al-Sabbagh’s aide show.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jack Eichel has 25 goals and 57 assists for the Golden Knights.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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These days, Aybar tends to the tropical beauties, mostly Phalaenopsis and lady slippers, in a 500-square-foot greenhouse at his Dallas home.—
Ryan Conner,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Turns out, these gold beauties don’t follow that rule.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Weed imagines the home’s spirit as a 19th-century woman in a long dress—and not a particularly happy one.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Given the remarkable radiation tolerance displayed by the molds discovered at Chernobyl, fungi might also provide radiation shielding — Maurer imagines growing thin layers of them inside the inflated buildings to shield the astronauts living within.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Attempts to resolve ecological responsibility through strict localism often risk sliding into cultural provincialism or nationalist enclosure—fantasies of purity that ignore how deeply entangled our lives already are.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Somehow, reality was even better than our fantasies.—
Lara Kramer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, the mission will test flight controllers and procedures needed to safely send astronauts back to the moon for long-duration stays as NASA makes plans for a future moon base.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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How does the new Coral Gables board game fit into the chamber’s plans?—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Read on to learn about these wonders of engineering, where they’re located, and some of the fascinating stories behind these famous buildings.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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But the wonders of technology did not allow White to lie for long.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The shakeup is part of NASA's overhaul of its Artemis campaign as the space agency envisions launching more missions before and after a historic moon landing.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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In Kfar Giladi, Zeevi envisions distant hope.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dreams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreams. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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