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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
The former leftists who dreamed of spreading democracy at the barrel of a gun, after all, were only one part of the neocon movement.
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
After October 7, 2023, the Israeli assassination campaign against leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah revealed lethal intelligence capabilities that could only have been dreamed of in the predigital Cold War.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The following year, Robles became the owner of it, as well as Olio, but still dreamed of opening a Oaxacan restaurant.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Some people dreamed of puzzles, some didn’t, some were lucid, some were not.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
When Denver dreamed of three championship parades in 2026?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Hicks, a graduate of Girard College, once dreamed of becoming an astronaut or pilot.
—Josh Sanders, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Number theorists have dreamed of finding a concrete mathematical rule that applies to every curve.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
The games are underway, and even if the Detroit Tigers’ 20-3 loss to the New York Yankees in the Grapefruit League opener wasn’t the riveting tone-setter fans might have dreamed of, spring training is a long process.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
After October 7, 2023, the Israeli assassination campaign against leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah revealed lethal intelligence capabilities that could only have been dreamed of in the predigital Cold War.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The following year, Robles became the owner of it, as well as Olio, but still dreamed of opening a Oaxacan restaurant.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Some people dreamed of puzzles, some didn’t, some were lucid, some were not.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
When Denver dreamed of three championship parades in 2026?
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Hicks, a graduate of Girard College, once dreamed of becoming an astronaut or pilot.
—Josh Sanders, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Number theorists have dreamed of finding a concrete mathematical rule that applies to every curve.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
The games are underway, and even if the Detroit Tigers’ 20-3 loss to the New York Yankees in the Grapefruit League opener wasn’t the riveting tone-setter fans might have dreamed of, spring training is a long process.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamed
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Along with co-founder Kyle Chayka, now of The New Yorker, Alioto first imagined Dirt as a moment-meeting entertainment brand that brooks very little techno-pessimism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One Cold War era proposal known as Project Honey Badger envisioned inserting about 2,400 special operations troops into Iran using more than 100 aircraft.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The City Council initially envisioned a 31-acre development project on public land.—
Andrea Levine O’Rourke,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Dreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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