brown studies

noun

plural of brown study
as in woolgatherings

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  1. muses
  2. studies
  3. reveries
  4. trances
Noun
  • Pogosian met one of his most important muses, a member of the Saudi royal family and his best friend's mother, at Rihanna's Halloween party.
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • These days, no one brings out the stars quite like Nolan, who has counted Damon, Hathaway, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Pattinson among his many muses in recent years.
    — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of muses
Noun
  • There will be an update on development studies at a meeting in October.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • What’s more, changing vaccine ingredients would require new studies, which would be costly and take years.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of studies
Noun
  • Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Track six, on the other hand, recalls the plangent reveries of ’90s IDM artists like Arovane.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
Definition of reveries
Noun
  • Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Definition of trances
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