as in romantic
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
a dreamer who believes that war doesn't have to be part of the human condition
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Recent Examples of dreamer
The concept explores how dreamers fall into cycles of sleepless obsession, chasing the figure across dreams in an endless trance.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 July 2025
The story still is about a young boy who’s a dreamer, a scientist who is brilliant and who has this incredible kindness and love that’s endemic to him that sort of changes the world.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Helping to deconstruct stereotypes and opening doors for the next generation of Black storytellers, actors, and dreamers.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The dreamer remains a great story, a football survivor.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 July 2025
The story still is about a young boy who’s a dreamer, a scientist who is brilliant and who has this incredible kindness and love that’s endemic to him that sort of changes the world.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
Helping to deconstruct stereotypes and opening doors for the next generation of Black storytellers, actors, and dreamers.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The dreamer remains a great story, a football survivor.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamer
Noun
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For an unrivaled romantic (or solitary) escape, Mandapa’s 23 one-bedroom pool villas exude comfort and ambience galore.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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With so many Queen Anne and Regency buildings, this whole area screams period drama: channel your inner romantic with a visit to a historic home like Keats House (where poet John Keats lived) or Fenton House, with its picturesque walled garden.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Feng’s subjects are largely idealists who engage in activities that eventually run afoul of Xi’s increasingly repressive regime.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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But Loktev is quick to correct anyone who perceives My Undesirable Friends as a snapshot of idealists under duress.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Dreamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamer. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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