cloudland

noun

Definition of cloudlandnext
as in utopia

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Recent Examples of cloudland In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloudland
  1. utopia
  2. imaging
  3. Shangri-la
  4. nightmare
Noun
  • Where the Tea Party was demanding a right-wing agenda for the nation, the DSA wants to dismantle America and rebuild it as a workers' utopia.
    — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Jäger compares the sounds of techno to the noise of Detroit’s industrial machinery—the music that drove the ersatz utopias of the late twentieth century is, in other words, merely a synthetic echo of a far more vital past.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of utopia
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  • Doctors insert a thin, flexible catheter into a blood vessel and steer it up to the heart using real-time imaging guidance to place a sealing device.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the severe circumstances within the home, exterior windows had to be broken so firefighters could use thermal imaging cameras.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of imaging
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  • This salon has a roster of 50 different tea blends from which to choose (and tea sommeliers to help out any newbies)—it's Shangri-la for tea snobs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
Definition of Shangri-la
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  • Game-planning for this pass rush will be nightmare fuel for opposing offenses.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the weeks after the earthquakes, recurring nightmares plagued Marquina.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of nightmare

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“Cloudland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudland. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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