variants
or dreamt
as in imagined
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 dreamed
Fred Bear in his own way became a much greater advocate of bowhunting than either Pope or Young ever dreamed of.
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Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Ugandan middle distance runner Docus Ajok dreamed of being an Olympic champion.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Alongside their journey to K-pop stardom was a Chinese American kid named Kenny, who barely spoke Korean at the time but dreamed of becoming a musical artist.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, as the teenager — who dreamed of playing football at Missouri Western State University — embarks on a new chapter, his family is reflecting on his recovery.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That such harmony could exist between an object-maker like Calder and an object-denier like Duchamp, who dreamed of an art made only of ideas, suggests that the engines of art are always oscillating.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro hoped for a similar dismissal of legal proceedings against him and dreamed of winning back the presidency when Brazil held elections in 2026.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
As little as a century ago, none of these items were available, some not even dreamed of.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The circus school was created in 2007 by Yamoussa Bangoura, a Guinean artist who dreamed of founding a company focused on circus arts, African dance and West African music.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
Ugandan middle distance runner Docus Ajok dreamed of being an Olympic champion.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Alongside their journey to K-pop stardom was a Chinese American kid named Kenny, who barely spoke Korean at the time but dreamed of becoming a musical artist.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, as the teenager — who dreamed of playing football at Missouri Western State University — embarks on a new chapter, his family is reflecting on his recovery.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
That such harmony could exist between an object-maker like Calder and an object-denier like Duchamp, who dreamed of an art made only of ideas, suggests that the engines of art are always oscillating.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Bolsonaro hoped for a similar dismissal of legal proceedings against him and dreamed of winning back the presidency when Brazil held elections in 2026.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
As little as a century ago, none of these items were available, some not even dreamed of.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The circus school was created in 2007 by Yamoussa Bangoura, a Guinean artist who dreamed of founding a company focused on circus arts, African dance and West African music.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamed
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For the first time, researchers have mapped and dated fresh boulder falls across the moon, showing that its surface is more active than previously imagined.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Rows and rows of spacious houses with yards, everything new, tidy as can be imagined, with elegant transportation to and from the workplace right there—all for working people.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Products were envisioned to do everything.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then in 2021, the company tried to reorient its brand around the metaverse, which failed to reshape the internet in the way Zuckerberg had envisioned.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamed. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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