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as in daydream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
my dream is to open my own restaurant
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
I dreamed that I was living on that proverbial desert island in the South Pacific
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Recent Examples of dream
Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Who's going to forego their dreams?
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
YouTube and Twitch are only the start for May, who dreams of one day telling bigger stories through film or documentaries.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Long after leaving Oakland, the A’s are still fighting in court and the California Legislature to push for an environmental crackdown on a longstanding metal-shredding plant that once stymied the baseball franchise’s dreams of a waterfront ballpark at the harbor.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Who's going to forego their dreams?
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
Travelers dreaming of living in Europe often calculate the financial pros and cons of each country.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
YouTube and Twitch are only the start for May, who dreams of one day telling bigger stories through film or documentaries.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dream
Noun
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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
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Below, some of the finest, high-quality ruffled bedding around the web for creating the frothy bedscape of your daydreams.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2026
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Iran had been building that capacity in Iraq since the 1980s, cultivating Shia political networks, exile parties and militia groups during and after the Iran-Iraq War and beyond with the explicit goal of ensuring a post-Saddam Iraq would never again threaten Iranian security.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Awe-inspiring Jupiter is moving forward once more in your empathetic sign, lifting your confidence and inviting a fresh approach to self-care and personal goals.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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While the beauty of these blooms may be worth a mini road trip, Jensen encourages locals to engage with the springtime blossoming just under their noses.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even if robins and cardinals are a favorite, nothing compares to the tiny beauty of hummingbirds.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Now imagine what kinds of systems NFL teams are building.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Secret World of Arrietty, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, adapts Mary Norton’s classic children’s novel The Borrowers, imagining a hidden world of tiny people living beneath the floorboards of human homes.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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To the delusional, reality is an illusion.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The three women enter a love triangle where desire and illusion collide with their unresolved maternal wounds.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For anyone building a compact, efficient toolkit, the hori hori knife eliminates the need for several single-purpose gadgets.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The military’s purpose is national defense, not managing domestic dissent.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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Like tiny doors and geocaches, the Santa signs have an air of mystery and wonder.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The listing worried fans of the natural wonder.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The facility is envisioned as a comprehensive scientific base capable of operating autonomously for extended periods, with astronauts visiting only for shorter missions while robotic systems handle much of the routine work.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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But D’hollander also envisioned a café that would be open during regular operating hours — and perhaps open later on certain days to accommodate its signature events.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dream. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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