idylls

variants also idyls
plural of idyll

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for idylls
Noun
  • The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Despite something of a false opening promise, Last Rites is appropriately terrifying, far more successful on a scare-by-scare basis than the second or third films and a really frothy return to the aesthetic pleasures of Wan’s first Conjuring.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Independence Day festivities in the Windy City this year were quieter, some even postponed, under the weight of the looming threats.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There were many Red Wolves fans enjoying the game day festivities, but most tailgaters were wearing Razorbacks gear.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • With an almost modern-day Charlie Chaplin-esque physicality, Moss dances, contorts, and frolics amongst the shoes, their boxes, and fixtures in the store for a mesmerizing, can't-look-away effect.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some were long-term and committed partnerships, others were in more casual relationships, and a few simply had occasional flings.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Gen Z’s distaste for dating apps and casual flings does not fully encompass their philosophy around spending.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Similar compound-building sprees are playing out in Aspen, the Hamptons, and Los Angeles, where Saghian and other moguls have pieced together trophy properties into massive private domains.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Boyajian and Pedranti became fixtures on the Resorts World trips, with Boyajian receiving the wires from Ohtani’s account via Mizuhara and then forwarding the funds directly to the casino in preparation for their gambling sprees.
    DAVID AMSDEN, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Idylls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idylls. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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