fool's paradise

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Noun
  • As Bellocchio shows, overnight Tortora’s life became a living hell, one that would go on, in prisons and courts and in the tabloids, for years.
    Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Sold to Menemsha, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The desperation and dysfunction these days comes with a lot more Wall Street and techno-dystopia.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • As the world around them scorches under record heat, a family walks into the woods, asking what the future holds in this thermal dystopia.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Fool's paradise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fool%27s%20paradise. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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