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as in daydreaming
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as in sleeping
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as in rapid eye movement
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as in imagining
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 dreaming
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Snow fell yet again in central Maryland on Monday, leaving many dreaming of warmer days.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The results tally with findings from other work on dreaming and creativity, says MIT’s Stickgold, who was not involved in the study.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Tom Wilson has spent a lifetime dreaming of this moment and has had weeks to prepare for it.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2026
After all the years of dreaming and campaigning and nudging the league for an outdoor game, Vinik suffered a major leg fracture during a snowmobiling accident on a trip to Norway with his kids.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
This means that for the first time in years, discipline and dreaming are working together for you, especially around finances.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Kasdan, who grew up in West Virginia dreaming of becoming a filmmaker, chose the University of Michigan in the late 1960s as his first step toward that goal.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Just the name inspires dreams of a plush mattress that will cocoon your body into a state of restful slumber and easy dreaming.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Español When 2016 started, Bad Gyal was dreaming of becoming a superstar, living what could feel like three lives, working two jobs while studying fashion design.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026
More recently, Robin Carhart-Harris, a neuroscientist at Imperial College London, proposed the Entropic Brain Hypothesis (EBH), showing that altered states of consciousness — from deep anesthesia to dreaming to psychedelic experiences — can be mapped to varying levels of neural entropy.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Chalamet isn't shy about dreaming big.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Travelers dreaming of living in Europe often calculate the financial pros and cons of each country.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
After more than a decade on hiatus, the blog-era indie-pop band reunites for a cathartic, mature comeback record that sounds like a big-dreaming debut.
—Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Aston Villa Not so long ago, Aston Villa fans were dreaming of winning the title.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Haupt grew up, like most kids in San Diego, watching the Aztecs and dreaming of maybe one day playing in Viejas Arena.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
Those plays had Green dreaming of what could be if – or when – Steph Curry returns from his bout with runner’s knee.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
Snow fell yet again in central Maryland on Monday, leaving many dreaming of warmer days.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The results tally with findings from other work on dreaming and creativity, says MIT’s Stickgold, who was not involved in the study.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Tom Wilson has spent a lifetime dreaming of this moment and has had weeks to prepare for it.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2026
After all the years of dreaming and campaigning and nudging the league for an outdoor game, Vinik suffered a major leg fracture during a snowmobiling accident on a trip to Norway with his kids.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
This means that for the first time in years, discipline and dreaming are working together for you, especially around finances.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
Kasdan, who grew up in West Virginia dreaming of becoming a filmmaker, chose the University of Michigan in the late 1960s as his first step toward that goal.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Just the name inspires dreams of a plush mattress that will cocoon your body into a state of restful slumber and easy dreaming.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
What starts out as a murder mystery set amid Oxford’s dreaming spires becomes a globe-trotting adventure with a very personal angle for Holmes and family.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
Español When 2016 started, Bad Gyal was dreaming of becoming a superstar, living what could feel like three lives, working two jobs while studying fashion design.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2026
More recently, Robin Carhart-Harris, a neuroscientist at Imperial College London, proposed the Entropic Brain Hypothesis (EBH), showing that altered states of consciousness — from deep anesthesia to dreaming to psychedelic experiences — can be mapped to varying levels of neural entropy.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Chalamet isn't shy about dreaming big.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
Travelers dreaming of living in Europe often calculate the financial pros and cons of each country.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
After more than a decade on hiatus, the blog-era indie-pop band reunites for a cathartic, mature comeback record that sounds like a big-dreaming debut.
—Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 6 Mar. 2026
Aston Villa Not so long ago, Aston Villa fans were dreaming of winning the title.
—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Haupt grew up, like most kids in San Diego, watching the Aztecs and dreaming of maybe one day playing in Viejas Arena.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaming
Adjective
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An autopsy showed that the infant died from asphyxiation secondary to a co-sleeping/overlay event with an unsafe sleeping environment.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2026
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Important biological processes occur during each stage of sleep—from light sleep to deep sleep to the rapid eye movement (REM) dreaming stage.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2026
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When sleeping, the brain cycles through different stages, including light, deep and rapid eye movement, or REM.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 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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No one goes to UConn imagining hiding in the shadows on one of the most visible teams in college sports, but the lights were never why UConn — or basketball — has been attractive to Strong.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Punctuating the surreal nature of this tennis session was our dreamy location.—
Rachel Cheng,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Mar. 2026
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That film is all about the dreamy juke-joint musical sequence that blends eras and cultures.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Noun
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Our thought was probably somebody was going to just want to come in and doze it all down and do something different.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Feb. 2026
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That way, you aren’t tempted to doze on the couch or adult bed with the baby in your arms.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the arena, Welts shared fresh details about the entertainment district the team is envisioning with its next home.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Dreaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaming. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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