cloud-cuckoo-lands

Definition of cloud-cuckoo-landsnext
plural of cloud-cuckoo-land

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Noun
  • Evolution of Cyberculture Studies The first cyberculture studies were divided into dystopias and utopias and were anchored to science fiction.
    Paulo Nuno VicenteAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Moursi traces the notion of islands as utopias to Plato’s description of Atlantis, written around 360 BCE.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to expressing trauma in the sessions, Alex also had nightmares that resulted in him not being able to sleep for more than one hour consistently, André recalled in the Netflix doc.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Still, the omissions are striking as social media influencers, Letterboxd users, YouTube critics, true crime obsessives, and more power players in eventizing contemporary nightmares go unscathed.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • The program also happens to be in line with one of the president’s convenient rhetorical fictions.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
  • The curiosity, sensitivity, and imagination of children will always demand new and ambitious fictions.
    Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
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“Cloud-cuckoo-lands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud-cuckoo-lands. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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