dreamscape
Americannoun
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a dreamlike, often surrealistic scene.
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a painting depicting such a scene.
Etymology
Origin of dreamscape
Example Sentences
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More often, Ms. Frank deploys an unusual combination of instruments, such as piccolos and celesta, or a motif—like the short, repeated pulse that sounds like a cry—to create a dreamscape that is all her own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The attraction wasn’t politics but the dreamscape Smith grew up watching on TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024
For Aggie Verity, owning her own flat feels like "a dreamscape".
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2023
Kevin Kopacka’s German-language dreamscape is more fun to look at than it is to ponder.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2023
Black-and-white farmland gives way to a Technicolor dreamscape, as vivid and unpredictable as Dorothy Gale’s real life is ordinary and familiar.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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