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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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Across cultures and centuries, constellations have been used to explain myths, guide travelers, and inspire dreamers.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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The Audacity will star Billy Magnussen and Zach Galifianakis, and revolve around everyone in the orbit of tech’s Disneyland, from the makers and dreamers to the billionaires and bosses.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is a seasoned optimist.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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An optimist might say this was a wake-up call.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Linda’s an idealist and Norma’s a realist.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Dec. 2025
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At least there were idealists who dreamed such fancies, and their dreams were the pretext for creating this nation.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From a story about two rival soldiers falling in love to a weatherman determined to make his holiday romance count, there is no shortage of offerings for all sorts of romantics.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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Rialto Cinema is for cinephiles, art film nerds, hopeless romantics, comedy nuts, thrill seekers, and anyone else looking to find entertainment in a dark room surrounded by strangers as a movie is beamed onto the big screen.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Daydreamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydreamer. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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