daymare

noun

Definition of daymarenext
as in nightmare

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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. — Megan O’Grady, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
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  1. nightmare
  2. cloudland
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  • But her kindly and supportive cop boyfriend Nick (Brandon Perea) rightly insists that the duo should perhaps move out of the house when Gemma’s habitual nightmares intensify.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As the title suggests, the film indeed opens with a dream, one that emerges from the nightmares of history.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
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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
Definition of cloudland

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“Daymare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daymare. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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