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stargaze

verb

Definition of stargaze

as in to daydream

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Recent Examples of stargaze This is expected to be one of the darkest and best weeks for stargazing all month. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 There’s an Observatory for those wishing to stargaze (beautiful), and there is also The Den—a fun space for children to play and enjoy their visit (think Lego room, fancy dress, giant keyboard). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 My favorite places to stargaze aren't necessarily my usual observing spots. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026 There will be several events across the region where the public can stargaze and celebrate the night skies, and this year’s celebration coincides with a meteor shower and a new moon. — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stargaze

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The one Hero Tree that Elrod can’t say too much about is the Dreaming Tree that Walt Disney used to daydream under as a boy growing up in his hometown of Marceline, Missouri.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of daydream

Verb

Take a chance, expand your mind, find new ways to dream — and in the coming months, enjoy all the art that Central Florida has to offer.

— Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
For years, travel marketers have competed to be found at the moment a consumer begins dreaming about a trip.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of dream

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Storytelling can help the person recall information, learn words, and visualize narratives in their head.

— Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The drumroll for athletes to ramp up preparations is getting more persistent, and Olympic coaches are beginning to visualize their rosters and lineups.

— Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of visualize

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Not necessarily as little leaguers, but as bright-eyed youths fantasizing about one day wearing a big-league uniform, competing in major league stadiums and making their living by playing this children’s game as adults.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Her workspace is cheerfully cluttered with Yankees memorabilia—pretty much what a twelve-year-old might fantasize a Yankees executive’s office to look like.

— Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of fantasize

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Managers and their co-workers need to work hard to establish the link between the team goals and the firms vision and show how their work can effect the performance of the organization.

— Andrew Mawson, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
In 2019, under the guidance of Assembly Chair Felix Rivera, the Assembly hired Laurie Wolf to facilitate a series of three strategic visioning meetings to better define our goals for years 2019-2021.

— Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2020

Definition of vision

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Even in the midst of this global struggle, Roosevelt contemplated the future and envisioned the critical role that a new United Nations might play.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
But her team said DOLLYFEST will be the official celebration Parton herself envisioned, not a traditional memorial.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of envision

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