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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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She was startled out of her reverie—a strange erotic daydream, flesh without body, warmth without a face.
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Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
This moment of reverie in her essay is soon undercut by an encounter with a stalker.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Just watching this thing is a haunting reverie set to some of Trent Reznor and Atticus’s lush score.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024
This news sends Milhouse into such a deep reverie that his parents call an ambulance.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
This moment of reverie in her essay is soon undercut by an encounter with a stalker.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
Just watching this thing is a haunting reverie set to some of Trent Reznor and Atticus’s lush score.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2024
This news sends Milhouse into such a deep reverie that his parents call an ambulance.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Reverie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reverie. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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