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daydreaming

NOUN
absentmindedness
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Wakeful rest can include activities such as daydreaming, drawing, listening to music, or chatting with friends, which can promote learning.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

Dr Meneka Sidhu, a consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, said typical absence seizures usually last seconds and the person affected may appear to be daydreaming or looking blank.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I’ve asked my friends, and apparently my daydreaming or thinking face looks focused,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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

I continued working and, to keep my mind occupied, began whistling rock ’n’ roll tunes and daydreaming about Peggy and the Vets.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez


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