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Recent Examples of dreaminess
There’s an intoxicating dreaminess to the imagery that recalls the early films, but with a sharper focus on the menace Collins has always infused in her work.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026
There’s a timeless feeling of childhood in the unstructured fluidity of their day, teetering on the border of dreaminess and boredom, its possibilities both expanded and limited by the boys’ imagination.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Drawing a little inspiration from the ballistic footwork grooves of DJ L and the dreaminess of Pi’erre Bourne, the production clique—composed of Maajins, sxprano, and ivvys—has pioneered a glitchy, intricate beatmaking style that takes a hacksaw to the standard patterns of rap percussion.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The scenes depicting Hermit’s and Wendy’s memories resemble David Lynch’s dreaminess, with a haze that makes flashbacks feel more like fantasies.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Apr. 2026
There’s a timeless feeling of childhood in the unstructured fluidity of their day, teetering on the border of dreaminess and boredom, its possibilities both expanded and limited by the boys’ imagination.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
Drawing a little inspiration from the ballistic footwork grooves of DJ L and the dreaminess of Pi’erre Bourne, the production clique—composed of Maajins, sxprano, and ivvys—has pioneered a glitchy, intricate beatmaking style that takes a hacksaw to the standard patterns of rap percussion.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
The music video pairs tribal ritualism with coastal dreaminess, leading viewers through a cabin lit by candlelight and a beach after sunset.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The scenes depicting Hermit’s and Wendy’s memories resemble David Lynch’s dreaminess, with a haze that makes flashbacks feel more like fantasies.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreaminess
Noun
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His music has spanned genres and mediums, with the composer filling various roles, but its through line is its sense of the uncanny and Lopatin’s understanding of how warping sonic textures can tap into surreality.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The surreality of Colbert and Dratch’s advice made this sketch work.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hokum gives you a taste of one tormented scribe’s fiction before introducing you to the man behind the keyboard.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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The director’s 2024 fiction project In Her Place also is streaming on Netflix.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lush, dark wood shelving and the rolling library ladder of every bookish person's dreams complete the fantasy.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Yet this is precisely the idea that the Enhanced Games is peddling—the fantasy that what Proud or Collins takes to break a world record, at a different dose, might make a man in his 70s more mobile, energized, and maybe even hotter.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That shows the unreality inside the Beltway Bubble.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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The theme-park-like aesthetic added to the unreality of Annie's situation, living mostly in solitary confinement for the years after the world ended.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Dreaminess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreaminess. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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