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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However, Gellar made a brief cameo appearance during a dream sequence in the latest installment.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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After numerous references, fans finally get a full cameo from Gellar in a dream sequence.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
20 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
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The maid gazes out the window, her mouth slightly open, as if lost in boredom or a daydream.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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For a home base that’s as inspiring as the journey itself, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay rises from the cliffs like something out of a coastal daydream.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
1 July 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
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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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