as in surreal
seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream
Her photographs have a dreamlike quality.
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Evie’s hero’s journey begins, as so many do, with a problem that spurs her to action: she, along with every other renter in New York City, is being evicted to make way for vacation homes, in a surreal, class-stratifying upheaval reminiscent of the pandemic lockdowns.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
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Blending wit with emotional depth, Foreign Tongue turns a rare medical anomaly into a surreal, genre-defying reflection on identity, perception, and cultural belonging.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Wong flew through her release and double layout to close a fantastic start to her 2025 Championship.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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This is a fantastic feature for deep frying, sous-vide style cooking, candymaking, tempering, and so much more.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Encore® family of azaleas stands apart from all others with their incredible reblooming ability, sun tolerance, and cold hardiness.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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That’s incredible confidence and incredible generosity of spirit.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After a couple of insulting caricatures, increasingly bizarre depictions of the Vice President started to spread through the internet, the trend becoming a competition to see who could create the most hideous, weird or original Vance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dreamlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamlike. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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