daydreamed

Definition of daydreamednext
past tense of daydream

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydreamed
Verb
  • Relatives and health officials say an 11-year-old girl who dreamed of becoming a doctor, a teenage girl and two boys in a tent camp were among those killed on Thursday.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Kids who had never set foot in Miami-Dade County but dreamed of palm trees, South Beach and a game played with an edge they’d never been allowed to show.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In this scenario, Eleven got away and traveled somewhere safe — someplace with multiple waterfalls, just like the ones Mike fantasized about for them.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
  • While other kids fantasized about movie stars, Marty daydreamed about table tennis pros.
    Julien Levy, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • According to the post, her boyfriend envisioned them buying property together later, using only their own money.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Still, occupancy stands at 75%, management is now offering six weeks of free rent for new tenants signing a year-long lease, and the 5,000-square-foot space envisioned for an upscale restaurant remains without an occupant.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • All the Santas included in the study reported having successfully carved out space for themselves in their profession, despite how Santa is often visualized through a narrow archetype.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • This extra property is what makes SO(2) a Lie group — it can be visualized as a smooth, continuous shape called a manifold.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • But in today’s world of digital creators, those seeking fame face competition in a way Khan’s generation never could have imagined.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • His Lampe Arche, made to order in France of aluminum and glass, feels a bit like a mooring post as imagined by a yacht designer, thanks to its gleaming surface.
    Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Defending European champion Spain is fancied to do well, as is defeated European finalist England.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The 27-year-old would undoubtedly have fancied his chances of getting back on track against a beleaguered Fiorentina side, but looks set to play no part after withdrawing through injury just half an hour into the USMNT’s friendly against Australia on Tuesday.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In July 2024, Leroy told WWD that Woman&Design by Maison&Objet was envisaged as a business and creative collective that aims to identify, connect and promote women who are pushing the boundaries of product design, interior decoration, craft and lifestyle.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Garvey envisaged a new nation built by the descendants of African slaves.
    George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • It was conceived in 1912 as a sanatorium for Austro-Hungarian aristocrats but lay dormant for years.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Their effort to find a home in Overtown seemed futile until Miami-Dade County Commissioner Keon Hardemon, who grew up in Liberty City, conceived a brilliant idea.
    Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Daydreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydreamed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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