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dreamy

[dree-mee] / ˈdri mi /


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"My crush is on you, Ellie," screams one fan, as dreamy synths usher in the anthemic chorus: "Me and you were meant to be in loooove!"

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

And, to be honest, you are right to be: Retiring abroad isn’t as dreamy as it seems.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

The pictures Cooley took on Ragusa’s property were of rows of pink and purple native flowers and sunflowers set amid city lights and a dreamy sunset.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Feeling is more powerful than fact here, and Travolta leans hard into the dreamy, futuristic visual identity of the jet set age to evoke a childlike sense of awe in the viewer.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

A contented, dreamy look came over the old woman’s face.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

It became even dreamier when he took the outright lead after four birdies on the first nine without dropping a shot.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2025

And all the dreamier if they put that team in her town — and not that stepsister city across the river.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2025

Many terrarium landscapes become dreamier with the inclusion of moss, which loves a humid, closed environment.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2021

James, you also wrote that the series is “warmer, dreamier, more tactile” than the novel.

From New York Times May 15, 2020

Even as infants, Florida was the squirmy one, and Dallas the quieter, dreamier one.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

We asked our staffers for their dreamiest expectations and they didn’t hold back: space epics, Matt Damon in a helmet and, yes, a “Jackass” movie.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Britain’s dreamiest indie-pop export has come along since making her highly anticipated Seattle debut at Chop Suey two and a half years ago.

From Seattle Times Feb. 12, 2024

When blended with vegan milk, maple syrup, and non-dairy chocolate, silken tofu whips up into the dreamiest mousse.

From Salon Sep. 26, 2021

The last iteration is the strangest and dreamiest and reverses almost everything, especially gender.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2020

In the other rooms of the house her parents and Rafik were wrapped in their deepest, dreamiest breaths by now.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye




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