as in surreal
seeming to exist in a dream; like a dream
Her photographs have a dreamlike quality.
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To close out its surreal set, the crew from the cult-favorite kids show Yo Gabba Gabba! brought out a cast of characters both human (Thundercat, Portugal.—
Rebecca Milzoff,
Billboard,
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Premiering as one of the opening-night shorts at this year’s festival, this Canadian title showcases the duo’s signature handcrafted puppetry and surreal storytelling.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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End of first period: Panthers 3, Edmonton 0 Anton Lundell scored off a fantastic Carter Verhaeghe forecheck and assist with 41.7 seconds left in the first period to give the Panthers a fat 3-0 lead after the first period.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Warmest condolences to his family, friends and, so importantly, his fantastic legion of FANS!!!—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The incredible semblance of natural language fluency exhibited by the computational capabilities of contemporary LLMs seems to be a sure sign that the road ahead must lead to AGI/ASI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The incredible two on the par 5 was just the fourth albatross at the U.S. Open in recorded history and the first since 2012 when Nick Watney made one, according to Justin Ray.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The bizarre blackouts are first explained with a bizarre hit-and-run that shook Larkin months earlier.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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But much of the discussion after the San Francisco Giants' 5-4 victory centered around a bizarre moment in the fourth inning.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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“Dreamlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamlike. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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