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
With nothing left to do, the man from the funeral home begins wheeling the gurney away, and everyone follows, as if in a procession or a trance.
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David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The film follows the story of Bayu, an Indonesian teenager who aspires to become a shaman for local trance parties in a small suburban community where inhabitants derive pleasure from spiritual possession.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The Life After Life Club in an Orange County retirement community explores trance channeling, the power of animal communication and near-death experiences.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
In those documents, West discussed not only how to conduct experiments to implant false memories, instill specific mental disorders, and induce trance states, but also how to hide them.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The film follows the story of Bayu, an Indonesian teenager who aspires to become a shaman for local trance parties in a small suburban community where inhabitants derive pleasure from spiritual possession.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
The Life After Life Club in an Orange County retirement community explores trance channeling, the power of animal communication and near-death experiences.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
In those documents, West discussed not only how to conduct experiments to implant false memories, instill specific mental disorders, and induce trance states, but also how to hide them.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trance
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Previous studies have indicated that pure-breed cats are more likely to carry the long-type gene. Of the cats in the study, many of the mixed breed felines were former strays, suggesting that rescue cats may be more vocal.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Of the 19 million children, our study found about 3.5 million live with a parent who has multiple substance use disorders.—
Ty Schepis,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see — until a woman appears.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
8 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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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trance. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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