as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
a depiction of Merry Old England that debunks the popular notion that it was ever some sort of never-never land
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Recent Examples of never-never land
Yet the extravagance that helped define E3’s never-never land feeling remained at full-tilt.
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Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
Over the course of his career, Buffett earned their love by transforming himself into a kind of musical shaman who offered transport from the banalities of everyday life to the bounty of a never-never land of eternal sun, endless sandy beaches and bottomless boat drinks: Margaritaville.
—Drew M. Dalton, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2023
Pavelski was curling in from the left wing, outpaced his check, only to get clobbered to never-never land by Dumba.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
Every chapter straddles the psychological never-never land between myth and science.
—Robert M. Thorson, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
Ownership of both is a must for the haves and a never-never land for the have-nots.
—Scott Burns, Dallas News, 9 Oct. 2020
Of course, this abject failure is nothing new in the never-never land of presidential debates.
—Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020
But for ten days every June, when the Aspen Ideas Festival is in full swing, a technicolour fever dream descends and the campus becomes a corporate never-never land.
—The Economist, 11 Oct. 2019
Off to never-never land: Thousands drive, bike, walk and board packed trains to Metallica concert at Chase Center.
—Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2019
Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
Over the course of his career, Buffett earned their love by transforming himself into a kind of musical shaman who offered transport from the banalities of everyday life to the bounty of a never-never land of eternal sun, endless sandy beaches and bottomless boat drinks: Margaritaville.
—Drew M. Dalton, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2023
Pavelski was curling in from the left wing, outpaced his check, only to get clobbered to never-never land by Dumba.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
Every chapter straddles the psychological never-never land between myth and science.
—Robert M. Thorson, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
Ownership of both is a must for the haves and a never-never land for the have-nots.
—Scott Burns, Dallas News, 9 Oct. 2020
Of course, this abject failure is nothing new in the never-never land of presidential debates.
—Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020
But for ten days every June, when the Aspen Ideas Festival is in full swing, a technicolour fever dream descends and the campus becomes a corporate never-never land.
—The Economist, 11 Oct. 2019
Off to never-never land: Thousands drive, bike, walk and board packed trains to Metallica concert at Chase Center.
—Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for never-never land
Noun
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The result is a fantastical glimpse into a near future defined by a mixture of dystopia and utopia.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The first camp believed the world was moving toward a globalized utopia and saw diplomacy as a means of speeding that process by building rules and institutions above the level of the state.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If there is a marine paradise on Earth that humanity can’t afford to lose, the Gulf may be unsurpassed.—
Joel Reynolds,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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Patrolling a paradise under siege Several hundred miles from the Ecuadorian mainland, the waters off the Galápagos Islands glisten with postcard beauty.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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Thanks to her good karma, Maya had been reborn in the heavens as a god, but in Buddhism gods are not as spiritually advanced as Buddhas.—
Megan Bryson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
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This lyrical drama, choreographed by Dell Howlett, floats at times like a movement-theater piece reaching for the heavens.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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They had been promised land and glory in a rapid campaign.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2022
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Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
25 Mar. 2024
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“Never-never land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/never-never%20land. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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