as in pipe dream
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Recent Examples of will-o'-the-wisp
As the guitar-strumming will-o'-the-wisp Maria von Trapp, Julie Andrews taught us a few of her favorite things.
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Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for will-o'-the-wisp
Noun
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October is no longer a pipe dream for the Sox, so plan the rest of your summer accordingly.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Soccer was a minor sport in Charlotte back then, and having an MLS team here seemed like a pipe dream.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Injuries to key starters like Coby White and Isaac Okoro, plus top reserves Jalen Smith, Tre Jones and Kevin Huerter, can be partly to blame — but the team's red-hot first two weeks are looking more and more like a fleeting mirage with each passing loss.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Trump’s Thanksgiving deadline for an immediate deal is now a mirage, and ahead looms an inhospitable desert.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
3 Dec. 2025
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Office talk might already be turning toward fall planning, but our daydreams continue to be escapist, and often nostalgic with summer memories.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
21 July 2025
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From $417 per night. Perks: Pet friendly, patio, free parking, pool, outdoor shower If daydreams of your next trip are filled with al fresco dinners, this two-bedroom home will do you one better by adding birds-eye ocean vistas to the scene.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
16 July 2025
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