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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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Recent Examples of idyll
Their romantic idyll, however, didn’t last.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This idyll on the banks of the Hudson, alas, cannot last, and the son inherits his father’s appetite for action with interest.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But his last two years proved anything but an idyll.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The 70-year-old star has always swung for the fences — often literally, in pastoral baseball idylls like Bull Durham and Field of Dreams — with bold, risky choices.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
This idyll on the banks of the Hudson, alas, cannot last, and the son inherits his father’s appetite for action with interest.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
But his last two years proved anything but an idyll.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The 70-year-old star has always swung for the fences — often literally, in pastoral baseball idylls like Bull Durham and Field of Dreams — with bold, risky choices.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idyll
spree
Noun
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Luchin was charged with the spree in state court last year, but now federal prosecutors have taken the reins.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The robbery was believed to be one of eight Chicago-area bank heists pulled by Erickson in a 23-month crime spree that netted nearly $180,000.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Idyll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idyll. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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