as in daydreaming
the state of being lost in thought
lulled by the sound of the train, she stared out the window in a trance, oblivious to the fact that the conductor was taking tickets
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Recent Examples of trance
Swedish pop sensation Zara Larsson has the world in a trance.
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Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Three years after their auspicious debut, the young Chicago rock trio’s new album features this insatiable lead single — a quick, crunchy guitar track that’s been putting me in a trance for months.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
At one point during a trance, Nancy walked through Vecna’s memories and learned his backstory as the troubled Henry Creel.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
Once Max enters Vecna's trance, Dustin and Eddie loudly play music to draw bats away from Vecna's lair, and Eddie is killed.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Three years after their auspicious debut, the young Chicago rock trio’s new album features this insatiable lead single — a quick, crunchy guitar track that’s been putting me in a trance for months.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
At one point during a trance, Nancy walked through Vecna’s memories and learned his backstory as the troubled Henry Creel.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
Once Max enters Vecna's trance, Dustin and Eddie loudly play music to draw bats away from Vecna's lair, and Eddie is killed.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trance
Noun
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Filmmaking is blind instinct, petty calculations, smooth generalship, daydreaming, pig-headedness, grace, bluff, risk.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
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The colorful flowers are perfect for a photo-op or casual daydreaming.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whether set in Jewish eastern Europe or New York’s Lower East Side, Shtok’s range is on full display, from gossipy melodramas and elegiac reveries to coming of age portraits of shtetl adolescents and immigrant hustlers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Some writers are naturally drawn to this kind of reverie.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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