cloud-cuckoo-land

Definition of cloud-cuckoo-landnext

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Noun
  • The film can be a bit whiplash-inducing, as we’re forced to watch serious people make intelligent cases that humanity will be wiped from the planet within 20 years and that a literal utopia could be on the horizon.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But while Musk was outlining this utopia, Autodesk was laying off 1,000 employees, betting on AI to automate their jobs.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
Noun
  • What is intended to be a carefree girls trip devolves into a nightmare, unfolding when Katie (Charli xcx) becomes possessed by a violent, tortured spirit (Mizuhara) in the Japanese horror tradition.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
  • As much as the looming Seahawks-Pats showdown has all the makings of nightmare fuel, the people who dragged young Winston into this mess have by now probably grown accustomed to gutting out a Jets-free Super Bowl.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Sound waves from the ultrasound had been shown to interact with circulating microbubbles, standard imaging contrast agents used in tests like echocardiograms.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Despite the promise of AI and imaging, Lam argues that some of the most critical breakthroughs are deceptively simple.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Cloud-cuckoo-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud-cuckoo-land. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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