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Recent Examples of woolgathering Today, woolgathering sounds harmless – one wanders contentedly among the hedgerows. Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 All this woolgathering about AGAD has inspired me to fire up the Idea Oven again for old time’s sake. Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 30 Apr. 2021
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trance
Noun
  • And the soundtrack, which includes tracks from H.E.R, Nipsey Hussle and Victoria Monét, will have your ears in a love trance too.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • By placing both Washington and the camera filming him in close-up on a moving dolly outside the ballroom, Lee created the impression that Malcolm was floating through space, in a trance of stoic anticipation.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 May 2025

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“Woolgathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolgathering. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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