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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Yet there are drawbacks to being able to enter a trance.
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Sheila Heti, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Joining Thomas’s ensuing battle to save his wife from the lustful Orlok’s trance is Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz (Willem Dafoe).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Last night at a white elephant party, an In Waves vinyl record became the hottest commodity, which speaks to the album’s innate power to put experimental dance fans into a crowd-swaying trance.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
Dior Sauvage cologne for men The Calabrian Bergamot scent of Dior Sauvage will send your senses into a trance.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Sheila Heti, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Joining Thomas’s ensuing battle to save his wife from the lustful Orlok’s trance is Professor Albin Eberhart Von Franz (Willem Dafoe).
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Last night at a white elephant party, an In Waves vinyl record became the hottest commodity, which speaks to the album’s innate power to put experimental dance fans into a crowd-swaying trance.
—Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
Dior Sauvage cologne for men The Calabrian Bergamot scent of Dior Sauvage will send your senses into a trance.
—Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for trance
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“Trance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trance. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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