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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
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
22 June 2026
All sleep stages matter, but the one that matters most is REM sleep, the dreaming stage.
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Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Hopefully people will make the connection of the importance of dreaming and planning and affirmations but also the importance of letting things go, like forgiving people.
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Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Some critics’ squeamishness seems aimed at the act of invention itself, the florid dreaming in the face of reality.
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Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Why Vivid Dreams May Actually Mean Deeper Rest One of the more counterintuitive findings of the past year challenges the assumption that intense dreaming equals lighter sleep.
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Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
The ensuing six songs stretch from five to nearly 11 minutes, and Roberts speaks only in terms of unforgettable fires, hurricanes and tidal waves, sleeping in the gutter and dreaming of the stars; the album ends with a closing-credits piano ballad expressing a unified WU LYF theory of everything.
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Ian Cohen,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
Made for unwinding, dreaming and everything in between, this 100% organic cotton sleepwear is crafted from naturally soft, breathable fabric that keeps you comfortable all night long.
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ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
After decades of dreaming, planning and building, the South Shore Line’s West Lake Corridor rail service will finally begin March 31.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
And SpaceX is dreaming even bigger than that.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Whether you're headed to a beachside vacay or are simply dreaming of one, nothing's more classic for summer than a French manicure.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Spain desperately needs a win to get its World Cup back on track while another good performance from Saudi Arabia — unbeaten in its last three games — would have the Arabian Falcons dreaming of a spot in the knockout stage.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Jill wasn’t a chef but a television writer trapped in an all-male writers room — dreaming of a job at none other than Shondaland.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
All of that, though, including the politics always intertwined in a global event so massive, disappear by degrees as the games begin and the cheering and dreaming start.
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Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The average American worker isn't necessarily dreaming of becoming wealthy.
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Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The only real consequences of failure for our pro teams are frustrated fans and players dreaming of trades.
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Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Noun
Other Latin American artists identified with the Surrealists, including Kati Horna and Leonor Fini, will also appear in the show, which will explore their preoccupation with imagery informed by the movement, such as death, dreaming, masks, and skeletons.
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Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
22 June 2026
All sleep stages matter, but the one that matters most is REM sleep, the dreaming stage.
—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Hopefully people will make the connection of the importance of dreaming and planning and affirmations but also the importance of letting things go, like forgiving people.
—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Some critics’ squeamishness seems aimed at the act of invention itself, the florid dreaming in the face of reality.
—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Why Vivid Dreams May Actually Mean Deeper Rest One of the more counterintuitive findings of the past year challenges the assumption that intense dreaming equals lighter sleep.
—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2026
The ensuing six songs stretch from five to nearly 11 minutes, and Roberts speaks only in terms of unforgettable fires, hurricanes and tidal waves, sleeping in the gutter and dreaming of the stars; the album ends with a closing-credits piano ballad expressing a unified WU LYF theory of everything.
—
Ian Cohen,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
Made for unwinding, dreaming and everything in between, this 100% organic cotton sleepwear is crafted from naturally soft, breathable fabric that keeps you comfortable all night long.
—
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
After decades of dreaming, planning and building, the South Shore Line’s West Lake Corridor rail service will finally begin March 31.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
With summer officially here, there’s no need to keep dreaming about your outdoor oasis when options like this are available right now.
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Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
And SpaceX is dreaming even bigger than that.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
Whether you're headed to a beachside vacay or are simply dreaming of one, nothing's more classic for summer than a French manicure.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
Spain desperately needs a win to get its World Cup back on track while another good performance from Saudi Arabia — unbeaten in its last three games — would have the Arabian Falcons dreaming of a spot in the knockout stage.
—
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Jill wasn’t a chef but a television writer trapped in an all-male writers room — dreaming of a job at none other than Shondaland.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
18 June 2026
All of that, though, including the politics always intertwined in a global event so massive, disappear by degrees as the games begin and the cheering and dreaming start.
—
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
The average American worker isn't necessarily dreaming of becoming wealthy.
—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
The only real consequences of failure for our pro teams are frustrated fans and players dreaming of trades.
—
Maurice O'Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaming
Adjective
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Edmund Teske slips between genres with two small, dreamy images that layer a woman’s face over the façades of old buildings, like memories that refuse to fade.
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As if that doesn’t sell a ticket already, trust that Fast’s dreamy vision of friendship, queerness and the occult is a singular experience.
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.
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Cycles of lighter sleep punctuated by bouts of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep follow, growing longer and longer throughout the night.
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At six months, the mice with tau pathology spent more time awake and less time in NREM sleep (non-rapid eye movement), which is the calm and restorative first phase of a sleep cycle.
Verb
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And that is the relentless drive that compelled Brady — and compels Kane — to keep learning, keep improving, keep re-imagining the game well into their 30s.
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For her, however, the most meaningful response is imagining how her grandmother would have reacted to all the attention.
Adjective
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Unabsorbed calcium leaves the body through stool, and absorbed calcium that isn't needed may be filtered by the kidneys and leave in urine—often within about a day.
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.
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.
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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.
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By the evening’s end, I was cuddled up on the couch in a pile of kids, a movie playing while the little ones started to doze.
Verb
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The Chicago White Sox entered spring training envisioning Kyle Teel and Edgar Quero as the combination behind the plate after both catchers had promising rookie seasons in 2025.
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Waddle believed to be missing element Nix didn’t throw a single pass to Jaylen Waddle during the full-team sessions of the offseason program, but that didn’t prevent the third-year quarterback from envisioning the ways Denver’s newest playmaker will impact the offense.
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“Dreaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaming. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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