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
Her trance is rudely broken when Elliott beans the suffering animal with a tire iron, putting it out of its misery—maybe.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 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.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
From its beginnings in the early 1990s, K-pop was heavily influenced by rap and hip-hop, and aespa’s takes those origins and adds some dance and trance sounds to it.
—Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
The album itself is a rip-stop tour through club sonics: techno and banging drum and bass, serotonin-spiking trance, and garage.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 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.
—Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
From its beginnings in the early 1990s, K-pop was heavily influenced by rap and hip-hop, and aespa’s takes those origins and adds some dance and trance sounds to it.
—Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
The album itself is a rip-stop tour through club sonics: techno and banging drum and bass, serotonin-spiking trance, and garage.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trance
Noun
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The health burden of air pollution unevenly falls on people of color, the study said, noting Hispanics are nearly three times as likely as white people to live in areas with unhealthy air.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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In 2019, 73% of graduates were employed, but many ended up in jobs unrelated to their studies.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 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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Featuring private guest balconies, hammocks, and lush foliage throughout the five-acre property, Parrot Key offers a restful escape from the Key West reverie.—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trance. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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