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Noun
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Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Perhaps Albacete could even emulate Don Quixote.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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John Beltran is Detroit techno’s foremost daydreamer.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That appeals to the sentimentalist in me.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Woolgatherer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolgatherer. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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