dreamed

variants or dreamt
past tense of dream

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dreamed Meet the Minds Behind Poetry in Motion New York’s subway, from its founding, was dreamt as a public good in all senses, to provide a useful and reliable service that was also a pleasant place to be. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 But still, tens of thousands of people lived there, survived and dreamed. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Four save slots per game and a rewind function introduce a few conveniences that players in 1983 could only have dreamed about. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 Brooks, in particular, Panthers fans have dreamed about for years. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 Kennedy and Eames, who’ve been friends since middle school, have both dreamed about opening a restaurant one day. — Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 But the little girl always dreamed big, and far beyond the tiny town of Pittman Center. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026 The Dreamers have dreamed big, raised private capital and put together a stadium proposal. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 In March, as the criminal investigation dragged on and many wondered if Burke would ever face charges, Jane, the girl who frequently messaged with Burke before Rivas Hernandez, dreamt about him on his birthday. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamed
Verb
  • Cher’s iconic yellow plaid outfit evoked Kim’s Catholic school girl uniform as imagined by Donatella Versace.
    — Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • People such as Sarah Burns, the mother of a Camas runner who walked off the start line in protest last week, never imagined herself playing the role of activist when the cross country season began.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The backstory Tyler Cauble, a local real estate developer, looked at the Congress Inn for years and envisioned a place that served both locals and visitors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In agriculture, the systems are envisioned as field operations centers, drone stations, equipment hubs, and distributed farm intelligence facilities.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026

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“Dreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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