as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
hoped that one day world peace would be a reality and not just a daydream
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Recent Examples of daydream
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
And envisioning yourself on this new vessel isn’t just a daydream: Set to launch in June, the 100-footer is up for grabs via Fraser for about $15 million (14.5 million euros).
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Romantic Comedy Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
So the insecurities weighing on 12-year-old outfielder Laurie (Rosie Foss) manifest as a heavy gray blob (Jo Firestone) hanging off her shoulders, while the daydreams of 10-year-old Ira (Dorien Watson), a teammate’s little brother, appear as superhero cartoons scribbled in childlike crayon.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
And envisioning yourself on this new vessel isn’t just a daydream: Set to launch in June, the 100-footer is up for grabs via Fraser for about $15 million (14.5 million euros).
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
Survivor: Panama — Exile Island Ah, just writing the word Panama gets me daydreaming about Survivor Sally and her intoxicating knee socks.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Romantic Comedy Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydream
Noun
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Winning a World Series is every player's dream, but nobody will shy away from winning an MVP or Cy Young.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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In 1881, a young businessman named John Taylor moved from Columbus, Ohio, to Kansas City with a dream of starting his own store.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For something completely different, some investors have been picking up value stocks rather than fantasizing about the possibilities of Silicon Valley’s dream world.—
John Navin,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Chat forums filled with would-be MAGA vigilantes who fantasize about rounding up Democratic politicians or acting as bounty hunters to corral undocumented migrants.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The fantasy relevance for tight ends as slow as Helm just isn’t there.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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An arena spectacle with WWE auras is unusual for Dungeons & Dragons, the famously nerdy tabletop game of fantasy heroics and lucky (or unlucky) rolls of dice.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, the late Buss had always envisioned Jeanie and Magic Johnson running the Lakers together one day—a reality that eventually occurred in 2017 when Jeanie replaced her older sibling with the legendary point guard to turn around six straight losing seasons.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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SpaceX envisions the spacecraft as being a fully reusable transportation system that can carry both humans and cargo to Earth's orbit, the moon and even Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Then finding a solution for them, but more give them the illusion of choice.—
Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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The 400-year-old fort is famed for its mirror work on the walls and 3D carvings creating illusions on its pillars.—
Shalbha Sarda,
Architectural Digest,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.—
Andrew Mawson,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2024
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In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.—
Anchorage Daily News,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Mar. 2020
Verb
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On the exhale, visualize pulling upward, as if lifting a tissue off the floor.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
7 Mar. 2025
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The story includes helpful illustrations that visualize the scale of the problem.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Like, imagine how different the world would be if police officers had this same energy for, say, the NYPD, killing hundreds of civilian complaints accusing the department of misconduct.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Just imagining who could play Colman Smith in a TV or movie version of Pixie is enough to seriously excite the producers strutting the Olympia halls.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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