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as in daydream
a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality his invention is only a dream right now, but someday it might be a reality
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as in goal
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish my dream is to open my own restaurant
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind the Alaskan cruise exceeded their wildest expectations—it was a dream of a vacation
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as in to imagine
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 dream
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026 The goal of the six-month program is to help students score a coveted summer internship and edge closer to their dream jobs. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Ashley dreams of health insurance. —Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dream
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For a wonderful few minutes, the stage of Monmouth University’s Pollack Theater felt like a scene out of a delirious rock and roll fever dream. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026 The goal of the six-month program is to help students score a coveted summer internship and edge closer to their dream jobs. —Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
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As a child, the Michigan local dreamed of becoming a Victoria’s Secret Angel — watching the runway shows and admiring the confidence of the women who walked them. —Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Ashley dreams of health insurance. —Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dream
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The family car is a Mazda, but Zac daydreams of a Bugatti Veyron.— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
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More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse.— Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed plans to increase bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, a goal that was first announced in 2018.— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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When two teams are tied on points in La Liga, league position is decided by their head-to-head record rather than goal difference.— Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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With more than ninety works, the galleries are thronged with beauties, many of whom refuse to be pinned down to a gender.— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
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And a prior production at Court Theatre made much more of the beauty of the changing of campus seasons, one of the ways Auburn gets at the nourishing pleasures of an academic life.— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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The screenplay, written by Samy Burch, is inspired by a 1990 The New Yorker article that imagines a legal case against Acme.— Kennedy French, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
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People too often imagine the Church as having played second fiddle in colonial history, jumping on opportunities opened up by the actions of kings, navigators, and merchants.— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 22 Apr. 2026
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But as their profile rises, so do the risks, and the illusion proves increasingly difficult to maintain.— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jaden McDaniels isn’t worried about the illusion of respect.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
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Princess Elizabeth and her family toured the Sandringham Park grounds, which were being used for agricultural purposes to contribute to the war efforts, in August 1943.— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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William West | Afp | Getty Images Shares in Japan's largest defense company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries climbed nearly 4% Monday after the country finalized an agreement with Australia for building three general purpose frigates.— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Lopez wonders if the thieves left and then came back for bus parts later on.— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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Channel a beach theme Happily distressed furniture and a blue and white palette do wonders to unify a space and provide a casual atmosphere.— Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026
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The Rowen project was first envisioned more than 20 years ago and involved a prolonged campaign to acquire the land, rezone it and invest in infrastructure.— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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In 1949, Arthur Miller envisioned the American Dream as a kind of spiritual opioid crisis — a profitable system of addiction, this one to a beautiful lie, that was literally killing people.— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/dream. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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