variants
also idyls
as in sprees
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 idylls
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.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idylls
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Silicon Valley giants announce huge AI spending sprees Silicon Valley giants announced huge AI spending sprees, drawing divergent market reactions — while seeming to ease fears of a major market correction.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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This monster is the precursor to slasher villains like Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, who lumber along on their killing sprees, though this blueprint is far more sympathetic.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
8 Aug. 2025
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But for Saturday night, Folsom Field’s festivities appeared less a postseason push and more like a season coming apart at the seams.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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This year, give your neighbors a front-row seat to your front-yard festivities.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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From lush historical tales to rom-com romps, there's something for everyone in our favorite summer 2025 romance novels.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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For those seeking out big adventures, zesty romps in nature that will test your mettle, look no further than Eleven’s hut-to-hut multi-day hiking journey.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Idylls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idylls. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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