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
Charles Franklin Seabrook, my grandfather, was the principal dreamer, main promoter, political fixer, master builder, and autocratic ruler of this industrial farming empire—and ultimately its destroyer.
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Among those dreamers lucky enough to reach out toward their hero was a quartet of travel basketball teammates whose parents drove them down from Pennsylvania.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
Silicon Valley’s visionaries are, in this view, not all cold rationalists; many of them are dreamers and believers whose fixations constitute, in Becker’s view, a spiritual narrative as much as a scientific one—a new theology of technology.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
The advent of aviation in this world was something for crackpots and dreamers at the edge of society to do.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
Among those dreamers lucky enough to reach out toward their hero was a quartet of travel basketball teammates whose parents drove them down from Pennsylvania.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
Silicon Valley’s visionaries are, in this view, not all cold rationalists; many of them are dreamers and believers whose fixations constitute, in Becker’s view, a spiritual narrative as much as a scientific one—a new theology of technology.
—John Kaag, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
The advent of aviation in this world was something for crackpots and dreamers at the edge of society to do.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for dreamer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamer
Noun
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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
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Her understanding and appreciation of the genre is a dream come true for romantics who know that Mr. Darcy isn’t the ultimate prize when an independent woman seeks happiness and companionship.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
Noun
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And the film ends, not with glory for its title idealist, but with chaos, and the president of the Senate smiling smugly to himself.—
Bob Mondello,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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The demographics have shifted from young idealists to seasoned veterans grappling with institutional weight and responsibility.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Dreamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamer. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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