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daydreaming

NOUN
absentmindedness
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Antonyms


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You are standing in line alongside everyone else, daydreaming about whatever, when, out of the corner of your eye, you see a few men sprinting down the street in the opposite direction.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Sophie compared it to daydreaming, but is completely unaware of what she does in those moments and they leave her feeling drained and exhausted.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

It won’t surprise you that nowadays our daydreaming time is shrinking, one more thing squashed by social media.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

She doesn’t need many words to create an entire landscape, and repeatedly, the reader will find that they’re daydreaming right alongside our heroine.

From Salon Nov. 11, 2025

Now, the morning of her birthday, Ivy stuffed herself with Mr. Bishop’s famous maple-and-brown-sugar pancakes, bacon, and orange juice, daydreaming about her dress.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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