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reverie

[rev-uh-ree] / ˈrɛv ə ri /


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Kylee Loera’s mostly black-and-white projections strategically added atmospheric images, including the eponymous streetcar; Eric Southern’s lighting zeroed in on Blanche—in different colors—whenever she slipped into reverie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

This time, the soloist was the stellar emerging pianist Yunchan Lim, who keeps to himself, either lost in dreamy reverie or, like a jumpy teenager, in ferocious attack mode.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

He is likely to find this reverie equally fantastical.

From Slate • May 8, 2025

"Ring the bell, sound the trumpets reverie, something is done, something is beginning. One of the great wise ones has passed."

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025

Then a sudden movement catches my eye, breaking my reverie.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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