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
The bill was a pipe dream for years when Democrats were in control of Washington.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
All these ideas are purely pipe dreams and are absolutely unrealistic.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
At that time, the notion that Kelce could become one of the most accomplished tight ends in NFL history and boyfriend to Swift was a pipe dream at best.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Americans will soon find out if Project 2025 is a blueprint or a pipe dream.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
All these ideas are purely pipe dreams and are absolutely unrealistic.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
At that time, the notion that Kelce could become one of the most accomplished tight ends in NFL history and boyfriend to Swift was a pipe dream at best.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
Americans will soon find out if Project 2025 is a blueprint or a pipe dream.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pipe dream
Noun
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By Michael Cuby February 26, 2025 The Tanner Fletcher studio is an antique collector’s dream.—
Michael Cuby,
Them,
26 Feb. 2025
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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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition (March 25) takes a wary view of its own contents, which span half a millennium, arguing that the West acted out its daydreams of a docile Orient one cup-and-saucer at a time.—
Shauna Lyon,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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If Viner and Rickman's selections are representative, Corrie was a compelling diarist, writing a blend of idealism, daydream and detailed observation.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
21 Sep. 2024
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
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Structural changes in the brain, blurry vision, and, in some cases, permanent eyesight changes.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
1 Mar. 2025
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But in Mulligan’s vision, a secret parallel world is teeming between the cracks of concrete.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pipe%20dream. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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