variants
also revery
as in trance
the state of being lost in thought
I was lost in reverie and didn't realize my flight was boarding until it was almost too late
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Recent Examples of reverie
Suddenly a crowd is just there, vibrating to the sounds in ecstatic reverie.
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Some writers are naturally drawn to this kind of reverie.
—Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The victim of his sacrifice is Gretchen, a virgin whom Faust seduces and abandons in his devilish reverie, and who kills their illegitimate child.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The low-lit, time-warp space — a Paul Thomas Anderson reverie of the bygone San Fernando Valley — has since 2022 developed an ardently in-the-know following for dishes like a Jewish take on poutine (crispy potatoes, wagyu brisket) and a Vietnamese riff on a burger (hoisin ketchup, cilantro).
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Some writers are naturally drawn to this kind of reverie.
—Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
The victim of his sacrifice is Gretchen, a virgin whom Faust seduces and abandons in his devilish reverie, and who kills their illegitimate child.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
The low-lit, time-warp space — a Paul Thomas Anderson reverie of the bygone San Fernando Valley — has since 2022 developed an ardently in-the-know following for dishes like a Jewish take on poutine (crispy potatoes, wagyu brisket) and a Vietnamese riff on a burger (hoisin ketchup, cilantro).
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reverie
Noun
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The floating objects, trance communications, phantom touches, miraculous healings, and poltergeist writings that followed in the five decades after Mona’s death were attributed to her and a pantheon of other notable spirits, including Black Elk.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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In other words, the age-old trance of acceptance has broken, and there are suddenly too many entrepreneurs capturing disaffected audiences by accusing legacy institutions of corruption and cowardice.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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These cuts enable us to spend more time daydreaming and less time in the salon.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Reverie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverie. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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