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as in sky
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death
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as in joy
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment
the enviable bliss of a happily married couple
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Recent Examples of bliss
Try bicycles for more exercise disguised as fun, then saunter over to Spa La Quinta’s 23,000 square feet of bliss.
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Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
That paradise is North Sea Jazz Festival, a 3-day celebration of local and international sonics, food and tropical bliss that descends upon the island’s capital of Willemstad each year, but with none before having gone as big as 2025’s rendition.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Any Saturnian chapter is inherently uncomfortable and disappointing because we’re challenged to remember that none of us are entitled to a permanent state of bliss.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 26 Aug. 2025
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Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
That paradise is North Sea Jazz Festival, a 3-day celebration of local and international sonics, food and tropical bliss that descends upon the island’s capital of Willemstad each year, but with none before having gone as big as 2025’s rendition.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Wasuwan probed her model’s back and shoulders with a long bamboo stick, then tapped a block with a mallet on her stomach, producing a look of agonized bliss.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Any Saturnian chapter is inherently uncomfortable and disappointing because we’re challenged to remember that none of us are entitled to a permanent state of bliss.
—Colin Bedell, Them., 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bliss
Noun
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The color of Samarkand is intensely blue -- the color of sky and water.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Stars are the glittering beacons of the universe — massive nuclear furnaces that light up the night sky and shape the very fabric of galaxies.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes, the core emotion becomes blocked because a parent’s joy was shut down during their own childhood.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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There’s something so special about those simple joys — putting on a big cozy jacket, lighting the fireplace, and just settling in together as a family.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thank heavens scientific integrity is still alive and well.—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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One big topic in the news these days is that AI often pretends to be your best friend and will praise you to the high heavens.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meg had made every arrangement for our happiness.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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But creating happiness in cities also requires both spectacular design and a deep understanding of how the intersection of architecture, urban design, and the public realm affects our emotional and physical well-being.—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ski Glacier 3000 From Interlaken, the GoldenPass Line takes you to Montreux, a beautiful lakeside town in Vaud, which is a skier’s paradise.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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The artist Ernest Crichlow summons the memory of the sculptor Augusta Savage, whose studio, in a Harlem basement—amid furnaces and stacks of coal—was a paradise of enlightenment and a hive of creative effort.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Bliss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bliss. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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