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seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream
Her photographs have a dreamlike quality.
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Recent Examples of dreamlike
The photographs became tableaux, dreamlike reconstructions of youth and landscape.
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Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Droomvlucht is a dreamlike flight that remains one of my favorite dark rides in the world.
—Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Filling that hole would have been more alluring had dreamlike options like Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel decided to hit the market.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Between songs, the film drifts into dreamlike Parisian vignettes Aguilera contemplates love, motherhood, reinvention, and her career’s artistry.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
My deep tissue massage using warm basalt stones and a local scrub made with salt from the nearby ponds left me in a dreamlike trance.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The true death knell, however, is the fact that the mix of dreary and dreamlike — the very juxtaposition that gives Kiss of the Spider Woman its aenima and its sting — sit too uneasily next to each other, as if both halves were stuck in a separate conversation instead of talking to each other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Dickinson goes into unexpected territory, pairing dreamlike sequences with a verité depiction of a man caught in cycles of self harm.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Following a young woman navigating life after growing up in an orphanage, the film transforms her shrinking apartment into a dreamlike maze of memory and loss, using striking visual metaphors to explore belonging, self-worth, and the fragile hope of starting over.
—Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Droomvlucht is a dreamlike flight that remains one of my favorite dark rides in the world.
—Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Filling that hole would have been more alluring had dreamlike options like Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel decided to hit the market.
—Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Between songs, the film drifts into dreamlike Parisian vignettes Aguilera contemplates love, motherhood, reinvention, and her career’s artistry.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
My deep tissue massage using warm basalt stones and a local scrub made with salt from the nearby ponds left me in a dreamlike trance.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
The true death knell, however, is the fact that the mix of dreary and dreamlike — the very juxtaposition that gives Kiss of the Spider Woman its aenima and its sting — sit too uneasily next to each other, as if both halves were stuck in a separate conversation instead of talking to each other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Dickinson goes into unexpected territory, pairing dreamlike sequences with a verité depiction of a man caught in cycles of self harm.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamlike
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Over the last few months, there’s been a surge of similar and even more surreal edits.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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This aerial perspective provides a surreal view of the otherworldly environment.—
Gwen Nicol,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Oct. 2025
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To finish third after struggling to get in contention through sprint qualifying and the sprint race, and given the bumpy demands of the Circuit of The Americas that may have fanned concerns about Ferrari’s ride height issues from earlier in the season, this was a fantastic effort by Leclerc.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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This is also fantastic with wavy potato chips and pretzel sticks.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Reykjavik—famous for its incredible local cuisine, colorful architecture, and easy access to Iceland’s many natural wonders—also took the top spot in last year’s report.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Oct. 2025
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The eerie moments of darkness by day and the awe-inspiring sight of the corona are what make a total eclipse experience so incredible.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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As travelers crave experiences over ordinary stays, hotels that have transformed grim to glam are now embracing their bizarre and sometimes haunted histories, even hosting weddings and wellness retreats.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But things take a bizarre turn when her son, Simón (Roger Príncep), goes missing.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Dreamlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamlike. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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