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dreamy

[dree-mee] / ˈdri mi /


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For generations, summer in Europe has been languid and dreamy, bringing fine weather and lengthy days on sunny beaches and terraces.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

And I can confirm that sitting in the Alaska pod for 10 hours was dreamy.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"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

He stood farther down the sidewalk, where it was dark, holding his paper cup and looking at everybody in a dreamy way.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Much as we respect that with great power comes great responsibility, it’s a lot dreamier to imagine what we could do with all that might if it were simply handed to us.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

While Justin Vernon of Bon Iver contributes writing and production to several tracks, the dreamier aesthetic of his own records is nowhere to be found.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

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

She looked way dreamier than she had in any of my nightmares, and I couldn’t really remember why I’d been afraid of her for so long.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

After that came the singer’s dreamiest hit, “Somewhere Over Laredo,” and an especially sultry take on “Watermelon Moonshine,” the nostalgia-drunk love song from 2023 that’s probably still her finest moment.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 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

The 12 months that followed would cement his path as among the all-time dreamiest.

From Washington Post Jan. 8, 2023

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

From Salon Sep. 26, 2021

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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