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trance

noun

ˈtran(t)s

Definition of trance

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 Close Encounters was a different sort of dream, happily and wordlessly mysterious to the end, an orchestrated trance. — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 14 July 2026 Other pieces are more indebted to various forms of trance music found around the globe. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026 Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026 Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where UFC ring girl Chrissy Blair put America in a trance to celebrate the big 2-5-0. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trance

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Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026

Definition of daydreaming

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Despite more immigrants being arrested in July than any other month in Homeland Security’s history, good Americans refuse to submit to Trump’s roundup reverie.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Her adultery story initially evokes the imprisoned girl’s compensatory reveries, but over time its focus shifts.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of reverie

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