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
Richard Gehr, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Season 5, after all, is framed by Mike and Eleven’s daydream of a conversation in the first episode.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
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
Bob Weir, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, whose songs about sunshine daydreams and truckin’ helped turn the jam band into a 60-year musical empire, has died at age 78.
—Richard Gehr, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
Season 5, after all, is framed by Mike and Eleven’s daydream of a conversation in the first episode.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
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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The flavors are just as dazzling as the visuals, with everything from classic fish balls and siu mai to snake soup and mock shark's fin, served up by food stalls that make Temple Street a foodie's dream.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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But that dream died along with her husband.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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When her daughter was born in December, Ivanova called her Yustyna – the name the couple picked together when fantasizing about having children.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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After spending the last few years in your first house of self, Saturn and Neptune, your ruling planet, meet up in your second house of income, inviting you to fantasize and strategize about your assets.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The brightening and blurring properties come from bismuth oxychloride, a mineral that adds a light-reflecting luminous finish, and silicones that create the illusion of blurred skin.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Class analysis remains difficult in the US because its absence allows for the illusion of exceptional individuals to prevail.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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For the first time ever, the show's fourth installment beckons viewers downstairs, past the formal drawing rooms and lavish ballrooms, and into the kitchens, back hallways, and living quarters of the working class who keep the fantasy running upstairs.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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The scene even follows him into a fantasy dance sequence with the rest of the film’s ensemble (including his shirtless buds, played by Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen) set on a green hilltop adorned with colorful banners and awash with, yes, sunshine.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2026
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This is not the America our founding fathers envisioned — not one where journalists face arrest for covering protests and holding power accountable.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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Beyond serving as a private residence, Gee envisions the mansion as a hub for innovation where his robotics team from around the world can collaborate and build in Detroit.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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Increase Contrast Between Objects DME affects your central vision.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
25 Feb. 2026
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The goal for the two governing boards this week was to outline objectives for the library system’s long-term vision, which should come to a boil when the groups meet to discuss paying for the plan this summer.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With the emotional core of the film set, the filmmakers had to visualize how to create an effective multiverse without the big budget of the MCU.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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The definitive imaging test is usually a CT pulmonary angiogram, which uses contrast dye to visualize clots in the pulmonary arteries.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Around here, the distance from driveway to destiny feels close enough to imagine.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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This one is imagined with a rosy, lychee element that reads as pink, inviting, juicy—and absolutely signature scent worthy.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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