as in dream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality
opening our own restaurant has long been a pipe dream
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Recent Examples of pipe dream
This might seem like a pipe dream, but there are precedents for such leadership.
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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
What once sounded like a pipe dream became a bold, stepwise strategy: start with a sports car, use that money to build affordable EVs, and power it all with clean energy.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
If brands can’t execute the fundamentals and instead create friction, asking them to change their instinctive shopping behaviors will be a pipe dream.
—Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
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
What once sounded like a pipe dream became a bold, stepwise strategy: start with a sports car, use that money to build affordable EVs, and power it all with clean energy.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
If brands can’t execute the fundamentals and instead create friction, asking them to change their instinctive shopping behaviors will be a pipe dream.
—Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe dream
Noun
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This mattress is a dream come true for all kinds of sleepers.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
1 Aug. 2025
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In upstate South Carolina, the tiny town of Walhalla is a nature lover’s dream just waiting to be discovered.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Aug. 2025
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Binaural beats are an auditory illusion created when two tones of slightly different frequencies are played separately into each ear at the same time.—
Noma Nazish,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The only way to have preserved its life in advance preparation would have been to give a harsh defensive clearcut to the pines that surrounded it, taking away the sound of wind through the branches and stripping the lodge of one of its best elements: the illusion of organic emergence.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 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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It could be assumed Providence lives in the shadow of Boston, or in daydreams of nearby Newport or Cape Cod.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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That’s great for the team, but not fantasy managers.—
KC Joyner,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Even Game of Thrones, arguably the most successful fantasy/genre series in Emmys history, can only credit 32 of its 164 Emmy nominations across eight seasons to acting categories (and eight of them were for Peter Dinklage).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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The plan is the department's effort to establish a clear vision while seeking community input to create a roadmap for the department over the next five years.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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According to Patrick Brady, the director, having a research center rather than a group of independently operating scientists can help guide a long-term vision for research.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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