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as in visions
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality
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as in goals
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
my dream is to open my own restaurant
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as in beauties
something very good of its kind
the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation
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as in imagines
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 dreams
Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Virgo August 23 – September 22 When dreams collide with walls, craft a clear plan.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Pastoors has made all of their dreams work from a salary-cap perspective and mentored contracts executive Matthew Shearin.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
August 23 – September 22 When dreams collide with walls, craft a clear plan.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
While tradeoffs can be made, like eating out less or skipping a yearly vacation to cut back on expenses, never tap into your own retirement savings or go into debt to finance your child’s dreams, Balcom says.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
In his nine years at Everton, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was surrounded by the hopes, dreams and eventual construction of a new stadium for the club.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Back in April, Patriots players began sharing their biggest dreams in meetings.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
How could someone with such familiar dreams have beaten me so mercilessly only minutes earlier?
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The book sets him up as someone who fights, someone who dreams big, someone who sweats the details, someone with a desire to serve.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
De Armas will play Emma Kent, a fitness influencer who dreams of becoming a social media star like her idol, Kat Highbrook.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
The film centers on ambitious fitness influencer Emma Kent (De Armas), who dreams of matching the success of her idol, social media superstar Kat Highbrook.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Bavi’s character, a rising star in contemporary Denmark who dreams of being an officer, sits at the center of the drama, being the trainee who fires his weapon.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Eric Koreen dreams big for the Toronto Raptors, and explains how one of the East’s most surprising teams could (but most likely won’t) shake things up.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Marty Supreme sees Timothée Chalamet portray a man named Marty Mauser, a pro table tennis player who dreams of winning the world championships in 1952.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
In the film, Chalamet plays Marty Mauser, a motor-mouthed Lower East Side shoe salesman in 1952 New York who dreams of becoming the world’s greatest table tennis player.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Virgo August 23 – September 22 When dreams collide with walls, craft a clear plan.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Pastoors has made all of their dreams work from a salary-cap perspective and mentored contracts executive Matthew Shearin.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
August 23 – September 22 When dreams collide with walls, craft a clear plan.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
While tradeoffs can be made, like eating out less or skipping a yearly vacation to cut back on expenses, never tap into your own retirement savings or go into debt to finance your child’s dreams, Balcom says.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
In his nine years at Everton, Dominic Calvert-Lewin was surrounded by the hopes, dreams and eventual construction of a new stadium for the club.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Back in April, Patriots players began sharing their biggest dreams in meetings.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
How could someone with such familiar dreams have beaten me so mercilessly only minutes earlier?
—Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
Ollie dreams of having enough money to help his family move somewhere else and lead a different kind of life.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
The book sets him up as someone who fights, someone who dreams big, someone who sweats the details, someone with a desire to serve.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
De Armas will play Emma Kent, a fitness influencer who dreams of becoming a social media star like her idol, Kat Highbrook.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
The film centers on ambitious fitness influencer Emma Kent (De Armas), who dreams of matching the success of her idol, social media superstar Kat Highbrook.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
Bavi’s character, a rising star in contemporary Denmark who dreams of being an officer, sits at the center of the drama, being the trainee who fires his weapon.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Eric Koreen dreams big for the Toronto Raptors, and explains how one of the East’s most surprising teams could (but most likely won’t) shake things up.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Marty Supreme sees Timothée Chalamet portray a man named Marty Mauser, a pro table tennis player who dreams of winning the world championships in 1952.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
In the film, Chalamet plays Marty Mauser, a motor-mouthed Lower East Side shoe salesman in 1952 New York who dreams of becoming the world’s greatest table tennis player.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreams
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Big claims without specifics, such as bold visions with no concrete examples.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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And even the ethical people have differing perspectives—hard-core utilitarians focus on suffering—and then there are people like me who have more ambitious visions.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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Tesla also announced their plans on Monday on Weibo – the Chinese equivalent of X – signaling potential goals to target the country’s market.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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What works for you will depend on your health, strength, and goals.—
Jamie Friedlander Serrano,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Senior digital design editor Zoë Sessums snagged her wishbone chairs at a small antique sale in Maine, and after repairs to the paper cord seats, the Danish beauties were as good as new.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
22 Jan. 2026
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Visit in January for the best chance of enjoying these beauties in optimal wintry weather.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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The historical fiction imagines the Mexican and American armies fighting for control of the West — part myth, fact and fiction spanning the past and present.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Somalia did not always know extremist violence in the way the world imagines today.—
Abdi Nor Iftin,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mauritanian survivor Koumba Diabaté enacts a beat-for-beat recreation of his Casino Royale fantasies in the Imperial Sky Villa of the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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Now, with its fantasies of mass deportation, the British National Party was tapping into a four-hundred-year-old darkness.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mike James, general manager of SentryWorld and vice president of Sentry Insurance, and director of golf Danny Rainbow elaborated on the plans for the renovations — to be led Jay Blasi, who oversaw the massive overhaul of the course in 2013.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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However, the killing of two people by federal agents in recent weeks has refocused plans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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And its 10-year-old narrator wonders in the opening moments if women would be different if they were made from dust, too.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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The finish is like a veil with a light-reflecting brightness that does wonders at camouflaging darkness and discoloration.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
1 Feb. 2026
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Fidelity’s O’Reilly, meanwhile, also indicated that the company envisions a role for stablecoins in its trading and retail brokerage operations.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Its home will be the Ten Hotel Gurnee, where Arden envisions regular performances of a variety of orchestra music, from pops to classical, played with dinner accompaniment.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Dreams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreams. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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