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also revery
as in daydreaming
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
Her initial reverie was cut short by the piercing buzz of his cordless drill.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Flores makes this explicit from the first scene, in which Neftalí puts on a piece of music that provokes an out-of-body reverie.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Make your way to the anniversary party on opening night in style with your favorite streamer’s reverie strutting through the French Quarter behind a brass band playing some familiar scores, creepy characters, and you.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
In an early monologue, Hoffman sits at the lip of the stage describing a strange nighttime reverie among the avocado trees.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Flores makes this explicit from the first scene, in which Neftalí puts on a piece of music that provokes an out-of-body reverie.
—David L. Ulin, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Make your way to the anniversary party on opening night in style with your favorite streamer’s reverie strutting through the French Quarter behind a brass band playing some familiar scores, creepy characters, and you.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
In an early monologue, Hoffman sits at the lip of the stage describing a strange nighttime reverie among the avocado trees.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reverie
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“Reverie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverie. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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