as in pipe dream
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Noun
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This might seem like a pipe dream, but there are precedents for such leadership.—
Robert Hormats,
Time,
3 July 2025 -
For the vast majority of U.S. citizens, joining the millionaire club still looks like a pipe dream.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Future systems will generate endless mirages to trick the attackers down endless rabbit holes, exhausting their desire to succeed.—
Carlo Tortora Brayda,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The sibling suggested that Kaufmann’s involvement in the film world was not a complete mirage.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Several sources say ignis fatuus, a spark of swamp gas, is the likely cause of the strange light.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2023
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The story also helped explain ignis fatuus, a natural phenomenon that occurs in marshlands and bogs—such as those in Ireland’s countryside—producing flickering lights as gases from decomposing organic matter combust.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
27 Oct. 2020
Noun
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The maid gazes out the window, her mouth slightly open, as if lost in boredom or a daydream.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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For a home base that’s as inspiring as the journey itself, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay rises from the cliffs like something out of a coastal daydream.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Will-o'-the-wisp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/will-o%27-the-wisp. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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