dream up

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Mars won’t pay the bills at SpaceX like its Starlink service or any of the other applications that Musk can dream up.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Then build the most fabulous, flavor-packed fruit salad you can dream up.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

There are ETFs for pretty much any concept a financial professional could dream up and sell to investors.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

No one had to dream up shutters and window boxes and trim, or porches and turrets and wide curving staircases.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu