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
Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
Who hasn’t daydreamed about the ins and outs of their fantasy forever home?
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 May 2025
Each room was designed to feel like a small private home, complete with its own terrace, living, and dining spaces—and indeed my suite, retro yet refined, felt straight out of Don Draper’s West Coast daydream.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
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Noun
That’s the core of this experience, aimed squarely at anyone who’s daydreamed about summiting the highest mountain on earth.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
Who hasn’t daydreamed about the ins and outs of their fantasy forever home?
—Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Verb
Zooey Deschanel is living in a Screen Actors Guild Awards daydream.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 May 2025
Each room was designed to feel like a small private home, complete with its own terrace, living, and dining spaces—and indeed my suite, retro yet refined, felt straight out of Don Draper’s West Coast daydream.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daydream
Noun
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The fun part about bringing back the character, Helen Shivers, for a nightmarish dream sequence is that the star who played her, Sarah Michelle Gellar, is also Prinze’s longtime wife.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Firstly, the dream sequence with Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Helen Shivers.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 July 2025
Verb
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At some point or another, just about anyone who calls themselves a Giants fan has probably fantasized about the prospect of Shohei Ohtani taking the mound at Oracle Park.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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Taken in by a teenage daughter of the family, who’s fantasizing about taking her own life, the two teens develop a warm and intense relationship.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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This fantasy was not unlike the others many young girls my age felt in the early 2010s who were enchanted by One Direction.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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The First Adventure, which introduced her to readers in 1983, serves as an excellent gateway to the fantasy genre.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The study illustrates this by contrasting two knowledge workers’ post-career lives—one who proactively envisioned a fulfilling retirement found happiness quickly, while the other became isolated and unhappy.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Instead, the Bears envision an offense with one of the best tight end duos in the NFL.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Noun
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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
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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To help ease these anxieties, proper visualization is key, which is why new technology is gaining popularity to help homeowners both collaborate with contractors and visualize their siding updates, says Vydra.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2025
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These languages are commonly used in AI projects, from building models to visualizing insights.—
Ethan Stone,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The two imagined the estate as a members-only club, attracting international jet-setters, diplomats, and cultural tastemakers seeking an alternative to resort tourism.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Forty participants had come together to imagine a common future.—
Guy Ben-Aharon,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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“Daydream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daydream. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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