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Recent Examples of woolgathering Today, woolgathering sounds harmless – one wanders contentedly among the hedgerows. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 All this woolgathering about AGAD has inspired me to fire up the Idea Oven again for old time’s sake. Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolgathering
trance
Noun
  • Saturday is helmed by trance jammers Papadosio, the soul-smoldering Monophonics, the aforementioned My Son the Hurricane, Magoo, Sundays at Midnight and lepecial holding the after party (July 24-26. crystalbaycasino.com/gamblers-run-music-festival).
    Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
  • References to New York City venues and streets grace songs whose synths tilt toward trance music while lyrics speak to clawing toward a hard-won joie de vivre.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 June 2025

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“Woolgathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolgathering. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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