Thesaurus results for TRANCE

trance

noun

ˈtran(t)s

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 kecak dance is a 20th century adaptation of the trance-inducing Hindu ceremonies performed in Bali and a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. —

Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 2026 Almost to hit a trance or meditative state. —

Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2026 If Vahdat’s music is a bridge that connects classical practice with contemporary urgency, vocalist Mamak Khadem brings Persian classical vocals into trance music settings in Axiom of Choice with guitarist Loga Ramin Torkian. —

Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 To chime with Thaiboy’s love for old-school Tiësto and Basshunter, swedm® split the atom to find Swedish EDM’s roots in Dutch trance and Eurodance. —

Nathan Evans, Pitchfork, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trance

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Noun

No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
But across the rest of the record, whether retelling or daydreaming, Hawke maintains a writerly attention to assonance and rhyme.

— Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026