as in dreams
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 daydreams
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
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Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The heady scent—a mix of white florals, amber, and sandalwood—induces daydreams of tanning on a white-sand beach.
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Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
Nina, Karen and Caroline started appearing in my daydreams, full of vigor and life lessons.
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Jennifer Acker,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
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Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.
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Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
The family car is a Mazda, but Zac daydreams of a Bugatti Veyron.
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Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.
—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
The heady scent—a mix of white florals, amber, and sandalwood—induces daydreams of tanning on a white-sand beach.
—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
27 May 2026
Nina, Karen and Caroline started appearing in my daydreams, full of vigor and life lessons.
—
Jennifer Acker,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
—
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.
—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
The family car is a Mazda, but Zac daydreams of a Bugatti Veyron.
—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydreams
Noun
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Big dreams may crash down to earth when daily reality gets involved.
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Daeron Targaryen Daeron Targaryen, otherwise known as Daeron the Drunkard, is a bookish and melancholy Targaryen prince known for his prophetic dreams.
Verb
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Watching Moon and this better daughter, Stevie fantasizes about walking out of the store and vanishing.
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The side marketed as soft increasingly fantasizes about confrontation, while the side marketed as hard seeks protection and paternal dominance.
Noun
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Circe and Calypso, for instance, are fantasies of pleasure and captivity, projections of men’s fear of losing control; Odysseus’ abandonment of them is part of his return to command.
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Iraq was losing the war that would create the state of Israel, a humiliation that challenged fantasies of Arab unity and conquest.
Verb
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On the one hand, Ramsay fancies himself as a footballer.
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When the dreams start bleeding into real life, Charlie — who fancies himself an amateur detective — convinces his brother and friends to investigate Lorcan’s mysterious origins, a thread that soon unravels an entire secret fantasy world kept under wraps by the elders of the island.
Noun
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McKay and her visions are the inspiration behind Sarris’ latest work.
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Ideas need crisp notes as the temperamental Moon in your 9th House opposes imaginative Neptune in your 3rd House, bringing visions and messages together.
Verb
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Burch imagines the flowers could be moody and romantic, creating a moody jewel tone vibe for the superstar’s wedding to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
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Another recent study imagines something similar.
Noun
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Perhaps because of this aesthetic of illusions, the earnest state pride evident in some of the pavilions turns out to feel especially delightful.
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Common illusions at sea include ships appearing as spinning in circles or sailing on land, posing dangers to commercial maritime vessels trying to navigate.
Verb
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And while the device shoots only low-resolution, B&W still images, when combined with audio-capture and Bluetooth connection to the internet for third-party facial recognition, the threat to privacy is obvious and massive.
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And Israel has also imposed strict rules about what images citizens and journalists can and can't post online.
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