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Zions

noun

variants also Sions

plural of Zion

as in heavens

a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death found the path to Zion by doing penance for the wayward ways of her youth

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as in utopias

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness Robert Owen's New Harmony, Indiana, was but one of many attempts to establish an American Zion

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Noun

The painting is commanded by an umbrella pine, which arches high into the butter-yellow heavens, on the right, leaning over the heart of the composition.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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Building on Forum for the Future’s previous Fashion Futures 2030 project, the scenarios depict neither utopias nor dystopias but instead present possible futures neutrally, allowing readers to make their own judgments.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2026
Tejedor is a Swiss filmmaker and journalist whose work explores utopias and the relationship between individuals and authority across the former Soviet Union and its satellite states.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of utopias

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Under variably cloudy skies, temperatures across the region will drop into the low and mid-30s by Saturday morning.

— Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
The eclipse circumstances are almost identical to nearby Timgad, with more than five minutes of totality and historically excellent prospects for clear skies.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

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An episode of septicemia, with its hells and paradises, its nightmares and hallucinations, transforms Borges into a story writer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Second only to Alaska in its length of total coastline (with, hands down, way better weather), the Sunshine State boasts everything from family-centric, sugar-white-sand paradises to island escapes where happy hour is, well, every hour.

— Marisa Spyker, Southern Living, 19 June 2026

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