variants
or dreamt
as in imagined
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 dreamed
Max is everything Inger has ever dreamed of – travelled and irresistibly charming.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Sedelmaier originally had dreamed of a career as a cartoonist.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The Disneyland creation myth is that Walt Disney spent his time at Griffith Park sitting on a bench while his young daughters rode a merry-go-round and dreamed of a place where all could participate in the fun.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
An Eagle Scout, growing up Andy dreamed of becoming a National Park ranger and game warden.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Lellio dreamed of giving her firstborn daughter, then 2, a sibling.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The twins had always dreamed of being on maternity leave at the same time.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 7 May 2026
For his part, the teenage Bezos who dreamed of creating human space colonies has lost none of his passion for the enterprise.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
One participant dreamed of asking for help from a fellow-passenger in a car.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Sedelmaier originally had dreamed of a career as a cartoonist.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The Disneyland creation myth is that Walt Disney spent his time at Griffith Park sitting on a bench while his young daughters rode a merry-go-round and dreamed of a place where all could participate in the fun.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
An Eagle Scout, growing up Andy dreamed of becoming a National Park ranger and game warden.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Lellio dreamed of giving her firstborn daughter, then 2, a sibling.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
The twins had always dreamed of being on maternity leave at the same time.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 7 May 2026
For his part, the teenage Bezos who dreamed of creating human space colonies has lost none of his passion for the enterprise.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
One participant dreamed of asking for help from a fellow-passenger in a car.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamed
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Originally imagined in the mid-1990s as the Dark Matter Telescope, Rubin is designed to study our constantly moving and changing universe in greater detail than ever before.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 May 2026
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Hiba imagined seeing snow for the first time and living in a cold state, such as Ohio.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Commissioned in the early twentieth century for the Marquise de Polignac, the château was envisioned as a social domain, the quintessence of French art de vivre.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Production starts in São Paulo, moving to the mythical Fordlândia — the city envisioned by American mogul Henry Ford on the banks of the Tapajós River in the Amazon — for the remainder of the shoot.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Dreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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