pipe dream

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Recent Examples of pipe dream The idea that renewables alone can power the American economy is nonsense given the current technology, green pipe dreams notwithstanding. Editorial, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025 That would have been a pipe dream. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025 Newsom and California Democrats are doing nothing more than posturing for his 2028 pipe dream. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 But acting was a pipe dream for a boy from Plaistow, where career advice leaned toward bricklaying or managing a Woolworths. Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe dream
Noun
  • Duff’s return is what a millennial’s dreams are made of, after all.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone goes on Survivor with the dream of winning the title of Sole Survivor and the $1 million prize that goes with it.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The milky manicure—which gives the illusion of a milky bath—has inspired plenty of spin-offs, usually worn with long almond nails.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As represented by Camus, absurdism emphasizes accepting the absurdity of life and finding joy without illusions, often through gallows humor.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The series can feel like a collective daydream.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kacy Hill’s music sounds — and feels — like an ethereal daydream.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • American budgets, jobs, health, welfare and environmental treasures cannot afford more energy fantasies, especially offshore wind.
    Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, people make boastful statements of dubious merit all the time, but, as our story explains, Robinson has monetized his fantasies by selling development masterclasses to aspiring writers and offering other services for a fee.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Much of the film, for all its bristling kineticism, unfolds in closeup; Anderson’s favorite vistas and visions can be mapped out in the human face.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … EYES WIDE OPEN – Scientists unveil breakthrough eye drops that restore close-up vision without surgery.
    , FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20dream. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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