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Recent Examples of dreaminess
There’s an intoxicating dreaminess to the imagery that recalls the early films, but with a sharper focus on the menace Collins has always infused in her work.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026
There’s a timeless feeling of childhood in the unstructured fluidity of their day, teetering on the border of dreaminess and boredom, its possibilities both expanded and limited by the boys’ imagination.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Drawing a little inspiration from the ballistic footwork grooves of DJ L and the dreaminess of Pi’erre Bourne, the production clique—composed of Maajins, sxprano, and ivvys—has pioneered a glitchy, intricate beatmaking style that takes a hacksaw to the standard patterns of rap percussion.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The scenes depicting Hermit’s and Wendy’s memories resemble David Lynch’s dreaminess, with a haze that makes flashbacks feel more like fantasies.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026
There’s a timeless feeling of childhood in the unstructured fluidity of their day, teetering on the border of dreaminess and boredom, its possibilities both expanded and limited by the boys’ imagination.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Drawing a little inspiration from the ballistic footwork grooves of DJ L and the dreaminess of Pi’erre Bourne, the production clique—composed of Maajins, sxprano, and ivvys—has pioneered a glitchy, intricate beatmaking style that takes a hacksaw to the standard patterns of rap percussion.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The scenes depicting Hermit’s and Wendy’s memories resemble David Lynch’s dreaminess, with a haze that makes flashbacks feel more like fantasies.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaminess
Noun
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As the granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola and daughter of Sofia Coppola and Phoenix front man Thomas Mars, her life has surely been lived toed up to the line of surreality.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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The longer Liz stays in that house, the more her mind seems to slip into a Repulsion-esque surreality.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
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The Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari does something similar with the new movie Blue Heron, a semi-autobiographical piece whose structure loops in on itself, melding fact and fiction into a doleful portrait of a family tragedy.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Shot on 16mm, the film blends fiction and documentary and tackles themes ranging from labor rights to gender identity.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Wellington, New Zealand — Sleep on a long-haul flight in economy class has always been a fantasy for many travelers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sleep on a long-haul flight in economy class has always been a fantasy for many travelers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The theme-park-like aesthetic added to the unreality of Annie's situation, living mostly in solitary confinement for the years after the world ended.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Contributing to this air of unreality is Kari Kankaanpää’s production design, in which everything feels a little heightened and stylized.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Dreaminess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaminess. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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