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
Bash’s weekly Phantasy party with trance dancing is much fun.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Instead, three students and an instructor go missing after a bizarre and disturbing trance on the top of the rock.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
In every town there now are some Who fall upon a trance.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
She’s briefly pulled from her trance in the park when her shuffling is interrupted by a call from her mom, whose dog Leo is the lock screen on her phone.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Instead, three students and an instructor go missing after a bizarre and disturbing trance on the top of the rock.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
In every town there now are some Who fall upon a trance.
—Martin McKenzie-Murray, SPIN, 7 Jan. 2025
She’s briefly pulled from her trance in the park when her shuffling is interrupted by a call from her mom, whose dog Leo is the lock screen on her phone.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trance
Noun
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This is because genetic studies have indicated low overall genetic diversity and the presence of distinct populations shaped by historical sea-level changes during the Last Glacial Maximum, underscoring the species’ vulnerability to environmental shifts.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The study analyzed starlings from central Kenya that breed twice a year, during rainy seasons.—
Jay Kakade
May 18,
New Atlas,
18 May 2025
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Handheld digital images give way to more solemn documentary reveries, which give way to surveillance footage and TikTok-style social media interludes.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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The way the film swims through the contradictions, considerations, and cultural reverie of the rural South is genuinely enlivening.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trance. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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