CLOUDLANDS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

cloudlands

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plural of cloudland

as in cloud-cuckoo-lands

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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
In the early days, utopias were generally located on our own planet, in places as yet undiscovered, or which were so far away that anything was possible.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

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When her aunt Helena and paralyzed grandmother Regina arrive, the fragile boundaries between everyday life, ancestral superstition and Trina’s increasingly disturbing nightmares begin to collapse.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Fortuna noted rapid surveys also found that children with at least one immigrant parent are more likely to experience nightmares and higher levels of sadness.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

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