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Recent Examples of daydreamer
The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.
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Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, based on James Thurber’s 1939 short story, starred Ben Stiller in the role of the daydreamer made famous by Danny Kaye in the 1947 Samuel Goldwyn original.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
As custom, the season will follow a brand new member of the Bridgerton family on their quest to find love, this time chronicling the charming and equally complex relationship between artsy daydreamer Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and pragmatic maid Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha).
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, based on James Thurber’s 1939 short story, starred Ben Stiller in the role of the daydreamer made famous by Danny Kaye in the 1947 Samuel Goldwyn original.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025
As custom, the season will follow a brand new member of the Bridgerton family on their quest to find love, this time chronicling the charming and equally complex relationship between artsy daydreamer Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and pragmatic maid Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha).
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydreamer
Noun
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Not seeing us at all — as parents, neighbors, teachers, leads, lovers, screw‑ups, dreamers — damages us.—
Gloria Calderon Kellett,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Positive, resilient, adventurous, empathetic dreamers both!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If the skeptics hadn’t outnumbered the optimists by many miles, there’s no way Rockefeller could have pieced together what became Standard Oil.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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This squad has already accomplished the impossible, turning Bears fans into optimists, and not just about this season, but also those to come.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Yet this gloss dismisses something that might be better understood as a guiding principle, and suggests that criticism of Israel is an idealist’s liability rather than a stance with growing support among Democratic voters.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Linda’s an idealist and Norma’s a realist.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Muppets are romantics, after all.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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This is a space for artists, dreamers, romantics, and those looking to step into a slice of old-world Paris.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Daydreamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydreamer. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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