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as in oblivion
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
the spa experience was a week of pure nirvana
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as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
the popular fantasy that life as a beachcomber in the South Pacific would be never-ending nirvana
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Recent Examples of nirvana
This Broadway Center Stage mounting is a tightly packed clown car, speeding to musical-theater nirvana.
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Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
15 May 2023
The key to achieving this nirvana is first to ensure that the star in question has a broad, diverse repertory that became the soundtrack to the key moments of life.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Dec. 2022
Down one road lay the Hayekian nirvana of fully privatized money and the pricing of everything; down the other lay the dream of a more equal world built on comprehensive reform of the international economic system.
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Aaron Timms,
The New Republic,
31 Oct. 2022
While Hindus associate the holiday with Lord Ramas return from exile, Jains recognize it as the day Lord Mahavira reached a state of nirvana (Moksha), per BBC.
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Skyler Caruso,
Peoplemag,
22 Oct. 2022
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Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
15 May 2023
The key to achieving this nirvana is first to ensure that the star in question has a broad, diverse repertory that became the soundtrack to the key moments of life.
—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Dec. 2022
Down one road lay the Hayekian nirvana of fully privatized money and the pricing of everything; down the other lay the dream of a more equal world built on comprehensive reform of the international economic system.
—
Aaron Timms,
The New Republic,
31 Oct. 2022
While Hindus associate the holiday with Lord Ramas return from exile, Jains recognize it as the day Lord Mahavira reached a state of nirvana (Moksha), per BBC.
—
Skyler Caruso,
Peoplemag,
22 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nirvana
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Within a few decades, the towns and their landmarks slid into oblivion, sometimes abandoned or, at best, struggling along.
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In the last episode, there’s a phone call with Frederick’s mother, who’s either in total denial or oblivion toward the situation.
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Winner of the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Award 2025, the Centara Grand Lagoon Resort is nothing short of a tropical utopia.
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John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.
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The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
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Not the innocence of ignorance.
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The dust-ups might have driven the Honeywells away from their island paradise, more casualties of the lottery curse.
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Like other emerging beach destinations around the world, those surfers slowly spread the word to other folks about an under-the-radar Caribbean paradise.
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Contact with these plants can cause painful rashes, blisters, or even blindness.
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While most recover, some — particularly young babies, pregnant people and those with weak immune systems — are at higher risk of developing dangerous complications such as pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness or even death.
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The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.
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Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
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Sonya will frequently feign forgetfulness or cite her underage drinking as an excuse for not remembering.
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The Link Between Hot Flashes and Memory Many women going through menopause report brain fog, forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating.
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“Nirvana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nirvana. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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