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Recent Examples of daymare
Like Andy Warhol, who began as a commercial illustrator, Kruger found a rich vein in the consumerist daymare of pop culture, in those glossy pages filled with feminine archetypes used to sell an idea of us to ourselves.
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Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
The idealism of the day takes on a daymare quality.
—Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 June 2012
Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
The idealism of the day takes on a daymare quality.
—Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 June 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daymare
Noun
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People who have extreme nightmares from PTSD can use NightWare, a prescription-only system that comes with a preprogrammed Apple Watch and detects if the wearer is having a nightmare.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the decades since, gothic nightmares like Crimson Peak and supernatural horrors like Poltergeist have risen as staples of the subgenre.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2022
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“Daymare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daymare. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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