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daydream

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But here's the thing: this daydream is no more absurd than the war itself, or than I am, lying here wrapped in a sheet in the middle of a huge city on a busy workday, just a few feet from the honking congestion of Dearborn and Adams streets.

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noun A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, especially of the fulfillment of wishes or hopes.
intransitive verb To have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake.

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The most important element in the daydream was pain. — Garwood, Julie - Mercy
This present daydream is an example; we're all linked together in it, and we're all helping with it, so as to introduce you to the nature of your new work gently. — Night Mare
He snapped out of his daydream, and the corner of his eye saw a mare galloping away. — Up In A Heaval
“Tigers? Maybe it was just a daydream, a waking nightmare.” The older boy turned slightly and pulled his wool cap up. — The Last Oracle by James Rollins
One by one they went swallowed There came a new sound that disrupted my unpleasant daydream -- sobbing. — F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 02 - February 2003