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
The loud, brazen demeanor adopted by many pastors inspires mass trances and a sense of divine supremacy.
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Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
It’s shaped by my love of the melancholic songwriting traditions of Europe from composers like Monteverdi and John Dowland, all the way to ’90s Eurodance and the uplifting trance of the 2000s—artists like Gigi D’Agostino and Alice Deejay.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 July 2025
The Japanese slugger was introduced before each at-bat to loud roars that continued until a few seconds before the pitch, when the crowd went into a silent trance that’s normally reserved for events like Wimbledon or the Masters.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Saturday is helmed by trance jammers Papadosio, the soul-smoldering Monophonics, the aforementioned My Son the Hurricane, Magoo, Sundays at Midnight and lepecial holding the after party (July 24-26. crystalbaycasino.com/gamblers-run-music-festival).
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
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Emi Eleode, Time, 14 July 2025
It’s shaped by my love of the melancholic songwriting traditions of Europe from composers like Monteverdi and John Dowland, all the way to ’90s Eurodance and the uplifting trance of the 2000s—artists like Gigi D’Agostino and Alice Deejay.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 8 July 2025
The Japanese slugger was introduced before each at-bat to loud roars that continued until a few seconds before the pitch, when the crowd went into a silent trance that’s normally reserved for events like Wimbledon or the Masters.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Saturday is helmed by trance jammers Papadosio, the soul-smoldering Monophonics, the aforementioned My Son the Hurricane, Magoo, Sundays at Midnight and lepecial holding the after party (July 24-26. crystalbaycasino.com/gamblers-run-music-festival).
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trance
Noun
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The council ultimately agreed, forgoing ITD’s traffic study recommendation.—
Marcus Dorsey,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Aug. 2025
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The study noted that the gap between luxury and mass market brands is down to one point on the 100-point survey, the smallest since 2021.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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All over the Caribbean and throughout its diaspora, the consecutive days of reverie known as carnival or mas are traditions rooted in African ancestral connection and resistance to colonization and slavery.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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He’s lost in a reverie of intensity, absorbing life’s shocks and cruelties or its absurd beauties, processing it all by opening some spirit portal via his face.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trance. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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