as in imagining
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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as in daydreaming
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as in sleeping
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as in rapid eye movement
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Recent Examples of dreaming
David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, this function in older dogs has weakened and is less effective, resulting in more noticeable dreaming.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Still, Ilett’s dreaming of the day the Red Devils will turn things around.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But since Coppola is the studio, Figgis has free reign to roam around and capture both the disorder and some of the dreaming.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
For a family of five dreaming of a first trip to Disney World in Florida, New York City or the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the new fee could mean more than $2,000 just for visas.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Lucid dreaming provides a counterexample.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Nicolas Prudent’s Curly, featuring a hedgehog in Central Park dreaming of luscious curls, took the Coup de Cœur award for its bizarre beauty and emotional authenticity.
—Bogdan Nesvit, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Lopez, 56, stars in Kiss of the Spider Woman as movie-within-a-movie star Ingrid Luna opposite Tonatiuh and Diego Luna as Argentine political prisoners dreaming of her singing and dancing in Technicolor.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Fates still hang firmly in the balance in Africa, Asia and the North America, Central America, Caribbean trident, with several nations dreaming of a first appearance at the sport’s biggest tournament.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The bio-believers aren’t just dreaming anymore.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The making of a Marine White didn't grow up dreaming of military service.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Altman and other top technologists, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and computer science professors Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, have been dreaming of constructing superintelligent systems for decades—as well as fearing them.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old is also dreaming of something more personal.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
There, dusty fields double as Western movie sets as 12-year-old Bianca blurs gender lines by dreaming of becoming a stunt rider.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The Tigers are 5-0 and dreaming of the program’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Just like the Nômade property in Tulum, Nômade Temple Holbox is mindfulness focused to the core, offering experiences ranging from introductory yoga classes to more out-there wellness experiences like lucid dreaming sound journeys.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, this function in older dogs has weakened and is less effective, resulting in more noticeable dreaming.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Still, Ilett’s dreaming of the day the Red Devils will turn things around.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But since Coppola is the studio, Figgis has free reign to roam around and capture both the disorder and some of the dreaming.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
For a family of five dreaming of a first trip to Disney World in Florida, New York City or the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the new fee could mean more than $2,000 just for visas.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Lucid dreaming provides a counterexample.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Nicolas Prudent’s Curly, featuring a hedgehog in Central Park dreaming of luscious curls, took the Coup de Cœur award for its bizarre beauty and emotional authenticity.
—Bogdan Nesvit, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Donnie Wahlberg reprises the role of Danny Reagan in Blue Bloods offshoot Boston Blue and the star is dreaming of a crossover movie.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Lopez, 56, stars in Kiss of the Spider Woman as movie-within-a-movie star Ingrid Luna opposite Tonatiuh and Diego Luna as Argentine political prisoners dreaming of her singing and dancing in Technicolor.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Fates still hang firmly in the balance in Africa, Asia and the North America, Central America, Caribbean trident, with several nations dreaming of a first appearance at the sport’s biggest tournament.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The bio-believers aren’t just dreaming anymore.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Advertisement The making of a Marine White didn't grow up dreaming of military service.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Altman and other top technologists, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and computer science professors Yoshua Bengio and Stuart Russell, have been dreaming of constructing superintelligent systems for decades—as well as fearing them.
—Michael C. Horowitz, Foreign Affairs, 26 Sep. 2025
The 25-year-old is also dreaming of something more personal.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
There, dusty fields double as Western movie sets as 12-year-old Bianca blurs gender lines by dreaming of becoming a stunt rider.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaming
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Show cars allow designers to push those boundaries, imagining what a further off tomorrow would look like, often with exaggerated proportions and materials that would likely never make their way into a mass production model.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Webb suggests imagining alternative intelligences — like mosses — that prioritize coexistence and ecological resilience over dominance, offering a radically different model for future AI.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Deep sleep and rapid eye movement sleep (REM) are especially crucial for memory, emotional regulation, and recovery.—
DeAnna Taylor,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Research shows that alcohol can delay, shorten, and prevent rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, the phase associated with improved creativity, well-being, and longevity.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Still others were envisioning future scenarios where a president illegally seizes power in a coup.—
Ryan Kennedy,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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Looking ahead — as in envisioning your presence at upcoming business events — can expose you to opportunities that broaden your perspective.—
Sarah Maokosy,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The lineup’s overall vibes are fun, playful, dreamy, glamorous, charming, and of course, magical.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
17 Oct. 2025
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As dreamy as my villa was, the beach was calling.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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James O’Donoghue, a planetary scientist with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, likened our planet’s tilting phenomenon to a nodding head.—
Aylin Woodward,
WSJ,
21 Dec. 2021
Noun
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On occasion, some of them doze on the benches and winding path along the Riverwalk, in violation of a statewide ban on camping and sleeping in public places.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The legend began after a series of bizarre and terrifying encounters in which settlers reported seeing the ghostly figure charging through the desert, sometimes trampling livestock or vanishing into the night.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Progressive Democratic New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has a 21-point lead in the race to become mayor of New York City, with voters seeing him as the best choice to handle the city’s problems, according to a new Fox News poll.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.—
Erwin A. Bauer,
Outdoor Life,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Dreaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaming. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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