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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
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
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Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
The Rat Queen is Riley Pinkerton, mild-mannered doom priestess and Brooklyn artist, whose musical and visual dreams fuel her band’s raging odyssey.
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Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Hoping to return home and provide a better life for their families, their dreams clash with a harsh reality.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
On a transformative Friday night beyond even Clipper Darrell’s wildest dreams, the Clippers acquired arguably the best player in the NBA … Kawhi Leonard?
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Welcome to the first full week of World Cup knockout matches, where dreams will be made and hearts broken all across North America and the world.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
One reviewer mentioned making cheese dreams with three layers instead of two.
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Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
Between champagne, white truffle, luxurious hotel suites, and the highs and lows of first love, dreams feel within reach.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
28 June 2026
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Sodais dreams about being a teacher one day and starting a family with Weeda.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Every footballer dreams of competing at the elite level and for great clubs.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 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.
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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.
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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?
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 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.
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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.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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As the nation turns 250 years old, USA TODAY decided to create a time capsule, not of items but of dreams Americans hold for the country’s future.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.
—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
The Rat Queen is Riley Pinkerton, mild-mannered doom priestess and Brooklyn artist, whose musical and visual dreams fuel her band’s raging odyssey.
—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026
Hoping to return home and provide a better life for their families, their dreams clash with a harsh reality.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
On a transformative Friday night beyond even Clipper Darrell’s wildest dreams, the Clippers acquired arguably the best player in the NBA … Kawhi Leonard?
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Welcome to the first full week of World Cup knockout matches, where dreams will be made and hearts broken all across North America and the world.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
One reviewer mentioned making cheese dreams with three layers instead of two.
—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 June 2026
Between champagne, white truffle, luxurious hotel suites, and the highs and lows of first love, dreams feel within reach.
—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
28 June 2026
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The director was also adamant in bringing a fresh concept to the classic story of the puppet who dreams of becoming a boy.
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Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
27 June 2026
Sodais dreams about being a teacher one day and starting a family with Weeda.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Every footballer dreams of competing at the elite level and for great clubs.
—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreams
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The man cannot help himself, visions be damned.
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The future north campus remains a contest of differing visions.
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In a game not known for high scores, the pace of goals in this World Cup has left some fans scratching their heads.
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England, meanwhile, needed two goals from Harry Kane in the last 15 minutes to get past the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Cotton Candy Grapes These high-sugar green beauties really do taste like cotton candy.
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The best office chairs on Amazon can fix that, ranging from our favorite overall, Herman Miller’s Aeron Office Chair, to ergonomic beauties from Branch, Flexispot, and Haworth that come cosigned by AD staffers.
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Surprisingly, this is not entirely where the film is going; a little before the halfway mark, the Minions mess up yet again (leaving a vacuum, one imagines, the Three Stooges will soon fill).
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Bateman acknowledged that bringing a fan-favorite novel to life comes with high expectations, since every reader imagines the characters differently.
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For this dourest of doubters, Musk’s claims for the feats ahead can only happen in the SpaceX founder’s head, or in the sci-fi fantasies Eisman grew up on.
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Circe and Calypso, for instance, are fantasies of pleasure and captivity, projections of men’s fear of losing control; Odysseus’ abandonment of them is part of his return to command.
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Caftans are the underrated summer essential that bring breezy, effortless glamour to beach days, brunches, and evening plans alike.
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Although the panel date has not been confirmed, the members and the team behind the webcomic will be on it to chat about their upcoming plans.
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These wonders can grow as strange, twisted bushes or as giant, spindly trees.
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National Geographic has long been the entry point for learning about science, nature and the wonders of Earth, whether through its iconic magazine, documentaries starring the likes of Jacques Cousteau and Jane Goodall, or popular television series.
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The company’s existing workhorse rocket, Electron, is simply too small to deliver most of the kinds of communications satellites that Rocket Lab envisions developing.
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Baldet envisions Elevate as a category-defining modern wellness brand, built on utility and trust.
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