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also spacy
as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
feeling a little spacey in the moments following the freak accident
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Recent Examples of spacey
At the film’s best, the director uses his dreamy, fragmented narrative approach to reflect the disjointed state of his protagonist, who’s always slightly spacey, because the most important part of him is stuck in the past.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019
People would get real spacey from doing these meditations.
—Win McCormack, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2018
Through it all there's always been something elusive about her, that slightly spacey aura that invites projection and creates mystery.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013
Not all sperm are equally spacey about following walls.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2012
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019
People would get real spacey from doing these meditations.
—Win McCormack, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2018
Through it all there's always been something elusive about her, that slightly spacey aura that invites projection and creates mystery.
—Mark Rozzo, Town & Country, 3 Oct. 2013
Not all sperm are equally spacey about following walls.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacey
Adjective
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With those recent comments, industry workers have been left dazed about whether their jobs are safe.—
Meg Short,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Brith stares, dazed, nonplussed.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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At the risk of sounding less like a columnist and more like a bewildered bystander … what the heck happened?—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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Urged by a call from Hugo to destroy her phone and flee Kansas City fast, before WARDEX can get to her, Margaret also hits the road, accompanied initially by a bewildered Jackson.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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This can leave them confused when community members respond to their friendliness with hostility.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2026
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People who use psilocybin recreationally may become confused and jump off a building, David Yaden, a researcher at the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University, told me.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Kiefer, a former GM executive, left his job and has been working to help change laws about distracted driving in states including Michigan.—
Carol Cain,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The top factors for teen crashes in 2025 were distracted driving, speeding, lane violations and following other vehicles too close, according to the Colorado State Patrol.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Then came illness on a boiling-hot day, which left him dizzy and depleted of energy.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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During the day's exploring, employ the buddy system and look out for signs of heat illness like feeling dizzy, experiencing nausea or muscle cramps and sweating with cool and clammy skin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The stadium, packed to the brim with more than 82,000 fans, reverberated with stunned murmurs as Morocco’s Ismael Saibari snuck behind a distracted Brazil defense and chipped home a beautiful goal over goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s head to open the scoring in the 22nd minute.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
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The Paraguay players looked stunned.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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“Spacey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacey. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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