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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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Regarded as an auteur and a leading figure in slow cinema, Weerasethakul has worked outside the confines of commercial Thai cinema on films that explore subjects like memory, dreams, sexuality, political violence, and folklore.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026
Her products aren't just sold in Chicago, but nationwide, proving dreams can come true.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 June 2026
But Lopes let the dreams fly, seeing great things ahead for Cape Verde.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Only workers who possess some of ten traits are likely to land the job of their dreams.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
In this production, Will and Brittany are dreams to work with.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
My husband, inspired by the radio dramas of his childhood, planned the trek with dreams of celebrating, if not re-creating, history.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026
The piece — which Ono has staged more than 250 times in 35-plus countries — draws on a Japanese tradition at Buddhist temples that invites visitors to scribble their hopes and dreams onto paper tags and tie them to the branches of a tree.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Massachusetts-born, Robinson will be playing on home soil in front of friends, family and national team fanatics, an honor every player dreams of but only very few get.
—Jim Sciutto, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
This kid just hit the biggest home run of his life — a moment every athlete dreams about — and the umps toss him?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Now compare that to a couple where one partner dreams of a life of travelling and adventure, while the other desperately wants rootedness and proximity to family.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Zulfi is an iconoclast and a hustler, a man who dreams of opening a Muslims-only version of Uber and who, even in the face of Shah’s elitism and English society’s broader wariness, holds onto an unshakable optimism.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The Un Certain Regard best actor award went to Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset for his turn in Rafiki Fariala’s Congo Boy, playing a teen talent in the Central African Republic who dreams of a career in music as a civil war tears his country apart.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
These include Cobb Vanth, a marshal of a small settlement, and Bo-Katan, a Mandalorian leader who dreams of wielding the Darksaber and retaking their home planet of Mandalore.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Noun
For one, the inspiring and bonding experience of Cowgirl Up—a week where women from across the globe come to live out their dreams of an iconic ranch stay—and not only release, but exercise their inner cowboy.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
These memories of his brief, sad human life are uneasy dreams that Lestat wakes from on his tour bus as the sun sets over the road to Toledo.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Regarded as an auteur and a leading figure in slow cinema, Weerasethakul has worked outside the confines of commercial Thai cinema on films that explore subjects like memory, dreams, sexuality, political violence, and folklore.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026
Her products aren't just sold in Chicago, but nationwide, proving dreams can come true.
—Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 15 June 2026
But Lopes let the dreams fly, seeing great things ahead for Cape Verde.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Only workers who possess some of ten traits are likely to land the job of their dreams.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
In this production, Will and Brittany are dreams to work with.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
My husband, inspired by the radio dramas of his childhood, planned the trek with dreams of celebrating, if not re-creating, history.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Verb
Living in Rio de Janeiro, Luiza dreams of being an artist, eventually befriending a local graffiti group.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 16 June 2026
The piece — which Ono has staged more than 250 times in 35-plus countries — draws on a Japanese tradition at Buddhist temples that invites visitors to scribble their hopes and dreams onto paper tags and tie them to the branches of a tree.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Massachusetts-born, Robinson will be playing on home soil in front of friends, family and national team fanatics, an honor every player dreams of but only very few get.
—Jim Sciutto, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
This kid just hit the biggest home run of his life — a moment every athlete dreams about — and the umps toss him?
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Now compare that to a couple where one partner dreams of a life of travelling and adventure, while the other desperately wants rootedness and proximity to family.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Zulfi is an iconoclast and a hustler, a man who dreams of opening a Muslims-only version of Uber and who, even in the face of Shah’s elitism and English society’s broader wariness, holds onto an unshakable optimism.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
The Un Certain Regard best actor award went to Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset for his turn in Rafiki Fariala’s Congo Boy, playing a teen talent in the Central African Republic who dreams of a career in music as a civil war tears his country apart.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
These include Cobb Vanth, a marshal of a small settlement, and Bo-Katan, a Mandalorian leader who dreams of wielding the Darksaber and retaking their home planet of Mandalore.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreams
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On Monday afternoon, the AP projected that Raman would advance to the November general election, setting up a contest between two Democrats with sharply different visions for the city.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Fresh off the stunning success of Jaws, Spielberg began working on an alien epic about an average Joe (played by Richard Dreyfuss) who begins to see unexplained lights in the sky and has visions of a mysterious tower.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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One hundred and twenty-six supporters lost their lives after police fired tear gas into the terraces following two late goals from Hearts of Oak in a game against Asante Kotoko.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Lionel Messi and Farès Chaïbi traded goals that were called offside before Messi scored for real on a left-footed precision strike in the 17th minute.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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Some of the best oyster plates on the market are vintage, like this set of six midcentury beauties.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
9 June 2026
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These little beauties will make a show in the late spring and then go for round two later in the summer, blooming off the current season's growth.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
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Winter’s vocal presence imagines a fearless indie oddball like Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus going for the full prattling gusto of the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger; the band tussles and sways exhilaratingly underfoot.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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DeKnight pitched Tarabay on playing Ashur once more in a new revisionist history series that imagines what would have happened had Ashur lived.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Dec. 2025
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These fantasies can all skew toward exclusionary extremism on the left and the right.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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In those pages, Fiedler dared to argue that many of America’s boyish and putatively innocent classics are in fact fantasies of interracial, homosexual romance.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Over the course of several interviews over the past month, Charlotte-area parents described child care not as a normal consumer decision but as something closer to a strategic campaign involving timing, networking, luck, financial compromise and backup plans layered on top of backup plans.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Across California’s capital region, many businesses have announced plans to screen some — or all — of the World Cup matches for the most dedicated of fans.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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For a day trip, casually head to one of the world’s natural wonders, only 18 miles away, to Yellowstone National Park.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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My polite humbleness had worked wonders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The project envisions future systems powered by solar energy and connected through satellite networks such as Starlink.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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If the World Cup goes smoothly, García de Llano envisions Guadalajara emerging as one of the world’s top tourist destinations, similar to Barcelona’s transformation after the 1992 Summer Olympics.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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