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
William Arruda, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Girls may, for example, struggle with time management, daydreaming or being a chatterbox and are more likely to be diagnosed with the primarily inattentive type of ADHD over the hyperactive type.
—Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The heady scent—a mix of white florals, amber, and sandalwood—induces daydreams of tanning on a white-sand beach.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 June 2025
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Noun
This is ideal for personal branding activities, many of which benefit from space to daydream, reflect, and explore new ideas.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Girls may, for example, struggle with time management, daydreaming or being a chatterbox and are more likely to be diagnosed with the primarily inattentive type of ADHD over the hyperactive type.
—Daliah Singer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Verb
It could be assumed Providence lives in the shadow of Boston, or in daydreams of nearby Newport or Cape Cod.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The heady scent—a mix of white florals, amber, and sandalwood—induces daydreams of tanning on a white-sand beach.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydream
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An original work set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, the film tells the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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Lottery winners often have elaborate spending plans, but Joseph Greer is a blue collar type with a pretty achievable — and unique — dream.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Startup Nation’s best minds would stop fantasizing about Palo Alto and choose to stay.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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For anyone who’s ever fantasized about riding horseback on a beach with a salty breeze blowing in the air, this is the place to satisfy your wildest whims.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Of course, Jon Snow is actually a Targaryen and ends up in a romantic relationship with his aunt, Daenerys Targaryen, in the final seasons of HBO’s hit fantasy drama.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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There are people dressed as recognizable characters from comic books, fantasy movies and TV shows and video games.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The proposal envisions an up-front $1.5 trillion investment to give the fund 75 years to grow.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Cubs haven’t plotted out Soroka’s schedule beyond that, but Counsell envisions Soroka needing more than one catch session before progressing to a bullpen.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Like the film that inspired it, the book circles intimacy, illusion, blondes and brunettes, the psychic architecture of Los Angeles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Choose temporary discomfort over living in illusion.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Aug. 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
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In the most generous sense, that is what Palantir’s data analytics tools do: Allow users — mostly military and government agencies, but also private-sector companies — to better visualize large datasets.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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As each tadpole hatches, a big red number appears on the screen to help children visualize exactly how that number looks in the real world.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
5 Aug. 2025
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The play imagines what would happen if President Abraham Lincoln's assassination wasn't exactly a bad thing for his insufferable wife.—
Nigel Smith,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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If a highly fit teenage boy can die of heat stroke on a hot day, imagine the degree of challenge to older folks who typically are much less fit.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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