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Synonyms for pipe dream
pipe dream
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Princeton's WordNet
pipe dream, dreamnoun
a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
"I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
Synonyms:
dreaming, dream, aspiration, ambition
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How to use pipe dream in a sentence?
Their disregard for the consequences of their actions both in respect of the insolvent companies and in respect of the mine's workforce was indisputably reckless, the entire project was and remained a pipe dream.
This is tremendous news for West Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolinians who deserve clean air, safe water and protection from climate change, as they abandon this dirty pipe dream, Dominion and Duke should now pivot to investing more in energy efficiency, wind and solar -- that's how to provide jobs and a better future for all.
The difference between a plan and a pipe dream is something that you can get done. we should not be looking to other countries' mistakes.
If [ the market is ] priced to perfection and then something indicates that the perfection is a pipe dream, prices will come off.
A United States high-speed rail network is a pipe dream, a lack of political support and federal financial support combined with the kind of fierce landowner opposition that CHSR has faced in California means that the challenges for new high-speed projects are enormous.
Translations for pipe dream
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- wensdroom, lugkasteelAfrikaans
- vzdušné zámkyCzech
- ønskedrømDanish
- Schnapsidee, LuftschlossGerman
- ονειροφαντασία, ὀνειροπόλησηGreek
- sueño guajiroSpanish
- pilvilinnaFinnish
- rêve chimérique, chimèreFrench
- aisling píopaIrish
- חלומות באספמיה, מגדלים פורחים באווירHebrew
- मायाHindi
- légvárHungarian
- חלום מקטרתHebrew
- 夢物語Japanese
- ಪೈಪ್ ಕನಸುKannada
- waitaraMāori
- luchtkasteelDutch
- luftslott, ønskedrømNorwegian
- mrzonkaPolish
- quimeraPortuguese
- несбыточная мечта, воздушные замкиRussian
- önskedröm, luftslottSwedish
- குழாய் கனவுTamil
- పైపు కలTelugu
- ความฝันของท่อThai
- hayal, hülyaTurkish
- רער חלוםYiddish
- 白日梦Chinese
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