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trances

noun

plural of trance

as in reveries

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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Whether set in Jewish eastern Europe or New York’s Lower East Side, Shtok’s range is on full display, from gossipy melodramas and elegiac reveries to coming of age portraits of shtetl adolescents and immigrant hustlers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Burnett was content to mine references from her own Depression-era youth; her famous maid character, the Charwoman, who became something of a show mascot, harked back to Chaplin’s Little Tramp, wearing a rumpled outfit and performing silent reveries.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

Definition of reveries

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And amidst the momentum of reverie, there’s the line ‘Blink at the light and hope to survive,’ because daydreams in a fascist state can be scary too.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 June 2026
One-touch passing, feinting and ripping hard shots into a tattered net, each is super-charged by vivid daydreams of glory on the international stage.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026

Definition of daydreams

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Only 13% of it ends up at food banks, according to a 2026 report produced by ReFED, a nonprofit that studies and tries to prevent food waste.

— John Lowrey, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
The American Kennel Club cites studies showing that dog ownership can reduce loneliness, lower stress and improve cardiovascular health.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of studies

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And for Rhaenyra, there are different visions of her premiership, one being something that looks a little like her father’s, that of the sort of moderate, kind of peaceful ruler.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026
Ahead of Independence Day, the two figureheads of America’s political parties offered competing visions for the nation’s future, each before symbols of the country’s past.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

Definition of visions

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The last chapters of Jones’s book are filled with meditations on mortality that are both life affirming and sweet.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
The Calm app has guided meditations, breathing exercises, sleep stories, and music designed to reduce anxiety and quiet the nervous system.

— Katie Riley, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of meditations

Noun

Selzer’s contemplations bring together literature, history, philosophy, medicine, and ruminations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Internal memos between the justices in 2016 published by The New York Times have created a firestorm around an institution that takes extraordinary measures to keep its contemplations confidential.

— Ella Lee, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2026

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