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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 The kecak dance is a 20th century adaptation of the trance-inducing Hindu ceremonies performed in Bali and a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. — Emily Feng, NPR, 20 May 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 Scary Movie included joking references to both the creepy Aunt Gladys character, as well as the famous scene of all the kids running off in the middle of the night — except the kids in Scary Movie are running from accidental weed candies at Halloween instead of a trance. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 If Vahdat’s music is a bridge that connects classical practice with contemporary urgency, vocalist Mamak Khadem brings Persian classical vocals into trance music settings in Axiom of Choice with guitarist Loga Ramin Torkian. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trance

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No amount of daydreaming would have been able to replace the knowledge that Lenny could have shared.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
But across the rest of the record, whether retelling or daydreaming, Hawke maintains a writerly attention to assonance and rhyme.

— Caitlin Wolper Phillips, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026

Definition of daydreaming

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Jackass Forever, a much better movie, did a lot of this stuff, too, serving as a reverie while also delivering mostly new material.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Both human and artificial, and tantalizingly difficult to parse, the screams puncture the track’s otherwise steamy atmosphere, like a reminder of reality in the middle of a dreamy reverie.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026

Definition of reverie

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