variants
also revery
as in trance
the state of being lost in thought
I was lost in reverie and didn't realize my flight was boarding until it was almost too late
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Recent Examples of reverie
The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie.
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Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
Here, though, lovely poetic imagery is scrambled with old and alternate timelines, sending the reverie in unanticipated and often comic directions.
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Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
The fireplace, stone walls, and ambient lighting, paired with hand-cut steaks, homemade desserts, and Virginia wine pairings, lull diners into a pleasant reverie.
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Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
His thoughts melt into a single reverie.
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Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
Here, though, lovely poetic imagery is scrambled with old and alternate timelines, sending the reverie in unanticipated and often comic directions.
—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
The fireplace, stone walls, and ambient lighting, paired with hand-cut steaks, homemade desserts, and Virginia wine pairings, lull diners into a pleasant reverie.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
His thoughts melt into a single reverie.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverie
Noun
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Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where UFC ring girl Chrissy Blair put America in a trance to celebrate the big 2-5-0.
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Scary Movie included joking references to both the creepy Aunt Gladys character, as well as the famous scene of all the kids running off in the middle of the night — except the kids in Scary Movie are running from accidental weed candies at Halloween instead of a trance.
Noun
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No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared.
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But across the rest of the record, whether retelling or daydreaming, Hawke maintains a writerly attention to assonance and rhyme.
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“Reverie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverie. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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