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
Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
The voices behind Huntr/x — Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna — appear in the sketch when Thomas begins to daydream.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The family car is a Mazda, but Zac daydreams of a Bugatti Veyron.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Want to daydream about your future home in the mountains?
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
The voices behind Huntr/x — Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna — appear in the sketch when Thomas begins to daydream.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydream
Noun
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Boston’s Freedom Trail is essential part of any trip in this city that’s a walker's dream—as long as the weather holds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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My dream was always that people are literally catching their breath from laughing.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
Verb
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There was always a small part of him that fantasized about leaving it all behind and going to live off the grid.—
Steven Rowley,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Waddingham is less enthused about the idea of Ted (played by Sudeikis) and Rebecca hooking up, despite some of the fan base fantasizing about the prospect.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The latest tit-for-tat strikes threaten to completely shatter any lingering illusion of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran that supposedly began on April 8.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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The former offers the illusion of control while creating new vulnerabilities.—
Leonard Lim,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Experts from around the globe are already busy envisioning creative applications for artificial intelligence in space.—
Michael P. Dempsey,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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This season also brought the Jackals — a group that was envisioned by Wembanyama with hopes of simulating what happens in European soccer matches, with organized chants, drumming and the like throughout the game.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2026
Noun
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From a fantasy perspective, Ronaldo’s appeal is straightforward.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Stepping out in the French capital after dark, the singer and actor embraced a softer side of glamour, trading her signature slinkier silhouettes for a dreamlike dress that embodied couture fantasy and modern-day fairytale all at once.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
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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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Black Forest Labs released a video in which Scorsese and FLUX do a working session to show how AI can improve movie storyboarding by efficiently visualizing his concepts for movie scenes in real time.—
David Deal,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
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Their dive into the intersection of science and storytelling ranged from imagining alien worlds to visualizing the future of humanity.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Such social conventions dictate how nature is imagined and represented in art, not the other way around.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Art is supposed to inspire, and this film did exactly that by encouraging audiences to imagine a more inclusive and collaborative future—a reflection of where American culture is headed.—
Time,
Time,
10 June 2026
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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