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
Her students’ next step in persimmon endorsement will be creating an online petition that Hoosiers all over the state can sign to support the Southern Indiana dreamers.
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Anna Cecil, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Don’t be too hard on MLS and America’s soccer dreamers, however.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
At a Los Angeles house party, an aspiring musician pursues her crush through a crowd of hopeful dreamers chasing empty promises.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
For all the dreamers out there, Sterling K. Brown’s got the summertime TV escape for you.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dreamer
Anna Cecil, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Don’t be too hard on MLS and America’s soccer dreamers, however.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
At a Los Angeles house party, an aspiring musician pursues her crush through a crowd of hopeful dreamers chasing empty promises.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
For all the dreamers out there, Sterling K. Brown’s got the summertime TV escape for you.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 June 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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Culkin will star as Karl, a nervous young idealist who joins the staff of a high-security psychiatric Institute with good intentions, when he is assigned to care for one of its most dangerous inmates.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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But despite uncovering disappointing behaviors on the part of politicians and various institutions over the years, Moyers was fundamentally an idealist.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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“Dreamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamer. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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