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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As the sun rose, organizers played the same trance track that was abruptly halted when the barrage of rockets began.
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Melanie Lidman and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
The trailer features Drake in a trance while posted up in the corner of a speakeasy, sipping on a drink as he’s surrounded by chatty women not paying him any mind.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Hypnosis is a method that puts someone in a trance or dream-like state, a relaxed condition, and it has been practiced for thousands of years.
—Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
This move paralyzes them and causes the whale sharks to slip into a kind of trance.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Melanie Lidman and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
The trailer features Drake in a trance while posted up in the corner of a speakeasy, sipping on a drink as he’s surrounded by chatty women not paying him any mind.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025
Hypnosis is a method that puts someone in a trance or dream-like state, a relaxed condition, and it has been practiced for thousands of years.
—Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
This move paralyzes them and causes the whale sharks to slip into a kind of trance.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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