as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
some of the first Europeans to explore Polynesia thought that they had indeed discovered a tropical Eden
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On May 28, 1871, over a hundred Communards were shot dead right here as dreams of a Socialist utopia crumbled around them.—
Emily Cox,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026 -
The first part of the story introduced viewers to the town of Macondo, which was designed as a utopia but began to crumble when Colonel Aureliano Buendía, trapped in the endless cycle of wars, decided to attack.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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But his idealized vision of a past paradise of social cohesion that late-stage capitalism destroyed doesn’t reckon with the snakes that were always there in this imaginary Eden, including a personal betrayal that’s close to home and only comes slithering out in a moment of drunken weakness.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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This extensive roundup of Memorial Day makeup sales is a beauty lover’s paradise—coupon codes included, of course.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2026
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Warnings, laments, and odes to renewal were expressed pictorially as dying days under bleeding heavens, belching volcanoes, proud icebergs, lavish rainbows amid spangling, mist-suffusing sunlight and dawns of peace and hope.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Gaga and Doechii, a match made in fashion heaven, and two style students who clearly did their homework for this assignment.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Eden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Eden. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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