American dream

noun

often capitalized D

: an American social ideal that stresses egalitarianism and especially material prosperity

also : the prosperity or life that is the realization of this ideal

Examples of American dream in a Sentence

with the acquisition of a big house in the suburbs, they felt as though the American dream had indeed become a reality for them

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1900, in the meaning defined above

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“American dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/American%20dream. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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