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also revery
as in daydreaming
the state of being lost in thought
I was lost in reverie and didn't realize my flight was boarding until it was almost too late
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Recent Examples of reverie
In an early monologue, Hoffman sits at the lip of the stage describing a strange nighttime reverie among the avocado trees.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
If there are plants that become drugs for humans, the more-than-human world vibrates in hallucinogenic reveries.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Sho interrupts Masa’s reverie by announcing that a new pattern in his behavior has been deduced.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The cruelty around him also powers these homesick reveries.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
If there are plants that become drugs for humans, the more-than-human world vibrates in hallucinogenic reveries.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Sho interrupts Masa’s reverie by announcing that a new pattern in his behavior has been deduced.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The cruelty around him also powers these homesick reveries.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reverie
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“Reverie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverie. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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