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as in daydream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
my dream is to open my own restaurant
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation
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as in to imagine
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 dream
Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Through that lens, 20 Florida college or high school players lived out a dream Saturday.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
That young couple moved their family to Indiana 25 years ago and dreamed for a long time of providing a connection to families like theirs and a safe place to get a break and take care of their physical well-being.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
And the following age stats are a distributor’s are a dream come true, but rarely do.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2026
Through that lens, 20 Florida college or high school players lived out a dream Saturday.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gukesh dreamed of being the one to bring the title back to India.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
That young couple moved their family to Indiana 25 years ago and dreamed for a long time of providing a connection to families like theirs and a safe place to get a break and take care of their physical well-being.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dream
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The family car is a Mazda, but Zac daydreams of a Bugatti Veyron.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Hryckowian, meanwhile, has just one shot on goal in four games despite playing on the top line.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The goal is to build muscle memory before a real emergency.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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To cater to this rising demographic, legacy brands need to up their game, as fashion and beauty players capitalize on the marathon opportunity.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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Welcome to Latest & Greatest, a franchise that celebrates all the shiniest new beauty launches of the month and informs you what’s worth your time and cash.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
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But dismantling polluting industries, trying to clean up our air and our water, and imagining a health care system not driven by profit would take coordinated, radical restructuring.—
Hannah Kerman,
STAT,
29 Apr. 2026
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Just imagine Bill Belichick and Rob Gronkowski smashing vodka Red Bulls and partying it up.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the illusion shatters when a stranger on the street recognizes the dog… as HER boyfriend Danny’s dog.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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This week, even Penny’s exceptionalism is revealed to be an illusion.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh emphasized that a major purpose of the federal law is to provide uniformity.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Here, sheep can’t solve crimes until human incompetence forces them to step into the breach; though pushed for the purposes of fantasy, the limits of animal intelligence are a poignant factor in the tale.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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No wonder the looks still read fresh and modern despite two decades having passed since its debut.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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And the Lakers need their not-quite-ageless wonder to be at least great to beat these Houston Rockets one more time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That includes the 49ers, who walked away with a set of three draft picks Friday that no one envisioned.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Stefanishyna envisions a reciprocal partnership with Washington, in which each side can provide the other with critical assistance.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dream. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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