variants
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
Growing up, Sam Klemet dreamed of being the next Ernie Harwell or George Blaha, spending hours with a tape recorder reading box scores of Detroit Tigers and Pistons games from the newspaper, adding in his personal commentary about each game.
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Carol Cain, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
In Florida, the expat community has long dreamed that if Maduro fell his allies in Havana would follow.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Gianba, who grew up in the Cinque Terre region of Italy, always dreamed of owning his own restaurant.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Picketwire Canyon Ever dreamed of walking in a dinosaur’s footprints?
—R. Scott Rappold, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
At the back of his mind, Hermon still dreamed about becoming a footballer.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Later, the McDiarmid family—who lamented the closure of the original hotel and dreamt of opening their own—took on the passion project with help from a stable of longtime Tofino residents.
—Jennie Nunn, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
Kids who had never set foot in Miami-Dade County but dreamed of palm trees, South Beach and a game played with an edge they’d never been allowed to show.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
This ridiculous man, who seems to value nothing besides flattery and personal enrichment, has achieved in mere months feats of which the conservative movement has dreamed for a lifetime.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamed
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Vince imagined the sparkling space would serve as an incubator for his new startup ventures and aspired to take over the top floor.—
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The $5 billion expansion program has grown beyond the scope of what airport officials originally imagined, with a total of 32 gates coming by the early 2030s.—
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However, a local developer envisioned something new in place of the old — a five-story condo building with 39 units.—
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For years, Olsson had envisioned building solar systems that moved with the wind like leaves in a storm.—
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
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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.—
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“Dreamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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