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or dreamt
as in imagined
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 dreamed
The talented artist quickly became fluent in English, found work at a pizzeria and dreamed of becoming a veterinary assistant.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
There are more vibrant reds and glowing greens on heaven and earth here than are dreamed of in your typical color palette.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
For a time, Viskari dreamed of it, too.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
There's no doubting that the Baileys were a quirky couple who dreamed of leaving their staid life in England for adventure and promise on the high seas.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Beyond individual player-rights issues, the legal mechanics of franchise sales and relocations came up, but private equity buyers and sovereign wealth funds were yet to be dreamt of.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Who dreamed it would be Saul filling the big void in Hollywood?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
For years, researchers have dreamed of harnessing DPPs to control light in the terahertz (THz) frequency range, a largely untapped part of the spectrum that sits between microwaves and infrared light.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Caudill once dreamed of playing college basketball.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
There are more vibrant reds and glowing greens on heaven and earth here than are dreamed of in your typical color palette.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
For a time, Viskari dreamed of it, too.
—Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
There's no doubting that the Baileys were a quirky couple who dreamed of leaving their staid life in England for adventure and promise on the high seas.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Beyond individual player-rights issues, the legal mechanics of franchise sales and relocations came up, but private equity buyers and sovereign wealth funds were yet to be dreamt of.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Who dreamed it would be Saul filling the big void in Hollywood?
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
For years, researchers have dreamed of harnessing DPPs to control light in the terahertz (THz) frequency range, a largely untapped part of the spectrum that sits between microwaves and infrared light.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Caudill once dreamed of playing college basketball.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamed
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Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Founders envisioned a Nation in which religious voices and views are integral to a vibrant public square and human flourishing and in which religious people and institutions are free to practice their faith without fear of discrimination or hostility from the Government.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Wharton envisioned gardens as architectural compositions just like houses and structures, in a series of outdoor rooms that elegantly co-exist with the natural landscape.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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