trancelike
Americanadjective
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With that, “Chronovisor” and its obsessed protagonist enter a trancelike, analog-heavy state in which obscure texts in myriad languages tease a concealed parascientific history of potentially great importance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Three or four hours would slip by with her in a trancelike state, fingers sweeping across her phone screen as she consumed social media, following every Taliban edict and distress posting from afar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The angrier a man got at me, the calmer I felt, and if he started shouting, I would enter a trancelike state, knowing that the real him was being captured in 4K.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2025
Suddenly, the song transitions into a trancelike chant but no words are uttered.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Suddenly, I was striding toward the statue, in an almost trancelike state.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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