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also idyl
as in spree
a time or instance of carefree fun
her year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that she had expected it to be
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Peppered with archival drawings of The Sea Ranch, quotations from the utopian community’s founding architects, and evocative family photographs, the document eloquently illuminates the Matases’ vision for their seaside idyll.
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
But that sequence of prose idylls was the core of the collection.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
The 1950s, mythologized by the New Right in its push for a more traditional social and economic order, were not an idyll.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Their romantic idyll, however, didn’t last.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 15 Dec. 2025
But that sequence of prose idylls was the core of the collection.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
The 1950s, mythologized by the New Right in its push for a more traditional social and economic order, were not an idyll.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 4 Dec. 2025
Their romantic idyll, however, didn’t last.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idyll
spree
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Much of Nvidia’s financing spree has gone to companies that buy its chips, leading to criticism that such circular investments are fueling a bubble.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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That efficiency was evident during his quick scoring spree on Sunday.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Idyll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idyll. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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