as in daydream
something that comes from or exists only in the mind and is not real
He thought he saw water up ahead but it was just a mirage.
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Recent Examples of mirage
Four types of green flashes are recorded in the Farmer’s Almanac, which the American periodical describes as inferior mirage, mock mirage, subduct flashes, and green ray.
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Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
But for finance, a realm of intricate regulations and specialized jargon, this approach is a dangerous mirage.
—Dr. Vinay Nair, Founder and Ceo Of Tifin, CNBC, 10 June 2025
And then the roof caved in, and the wisdom was that the Internet was a mirage.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
The club is hoping that RF Victor Robles’ bounce-back season was not a mirage and that CF Julio Rodriguez is ready to take the next step to superstardom.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
But for finance, a realm of intricate regulations and specialized jargon, this approach is a dangerous mirage.
—Dr. Vinay Nair, Founder and Ceo Of Tifin, CNBC, 10 June 2025
And then the roof caved in, and the wisdom was that the Internet was a mirage.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
The club is hoping that RF Victor Robles’ bounce-back season was not a mirage and that CF Julio Rodriguez is ready to take the next step to superstardom.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirage
Noun
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The maid gazes out the window, her mouth slightly open, as if lost in boredom or a daydream.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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For a home base that’s as inspiring as the journey itself, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay rises from the cliffs like something out of a coastal daydream.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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After having her Star Wars dreams come true by playing fan-favorite Fennec Shand in The Mandalorian, Ming-Na Wen recently realized another exciting vision with a role in The Karate Kid franchise in the new film Karate Kid: Legends.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The onetime dream of widespread debt forgiveness has been extinguished, and a five-year reprieve for people who had defaulted on student loans expired in May of this year.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Call it pixie dust, projection, illusion, artifice — who really cares?—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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The illusion is caused by the moon being seen close to the horizon, where trees and buildings give the human brain context.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Mirage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirage. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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