daydreamed

Definition of daydreamednext
past tense of daydream

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydreamed
Verb
  • But Silicon Valley has long dreamed of building AI models that can improve themselves, each new generation of AI models able to spawn its successor.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Silverblatt once dreamed of being on the other side of the microphone, as a writer in his own right, Howard said.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The new sound became a global fad, even in the locales that exotica artists fantasized about.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • They were carved with patriotic love by a Texas sculptor who studied in Paris under a French modern master and envisioned as the polished centerpieces of a $10 million park, but now sit in a Virginia field as an offbeat, reservations-only, roadside tourist draw.
    Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This… turned out to be a bigger project than initially envisioned.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The firm’s plan sought to build on that identity with a plan that visualized what Calle Ocho could look like — if cars did not dominate the wide, three-lane, one-way street.
    Sherrilyn Cabrera, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The model can be visualized as a map.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • My father imagined a future for his family in a country where the rule of law mattered and people had THE freedom to speak their truth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The aesthetic was likely imagined and brought to life by Oakley-Green herself, as her stylist Karen Clarkson has yet to credit the hair artist on her glam team.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In the years following, Francesca and John's cousin Michael Stirling, who always fancied her, grow closer, and eventually their relationship progresses from friendship to courtship.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Defending European champion Spain is fancied to do well, as is defeated European finalist England.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • This is not what anyone envisaged when the season began.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The space also introduces new editions envisaged in Putman’s legacy, including the Constellation Au Carré rug and the Quatre Feuilles table in a collector’s version.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Today, its suites are divided between the Sands Collection, whose refreshed family collection is particularly well conceived, and the Paiza Collection.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • She and Arthur's four other children were conceived using an anonymous egg donor and a gestational surrogate.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Daydreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydreamed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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