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.
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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.
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Kevin Paul Dupont,
BostonGlobe.com,
22 Apr. 2023
Every chapter straddles the psychological never-never land between myth and science.
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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.
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Scott Burns,
Dallas News,
9 Oct. 2020
Of course, this abject failure is nothing new in the never-never land of presidential debates.
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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.
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The Economist,
11 Oct. 2019
Off to never-never land: Thousands drive, bike, walk and board packed trains to Metallica concert at Chase Center.
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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
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Winner of the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Award 2025, the Centara Grand Lagoon Resort is nothing short of a tropical utopia.
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John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.
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Club Med Cancun Cancun, Mexico Hailed as one of the best Club Med resorts in the world, Club Med Cancun is an all-inclusive paradise for large families.
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Located in the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County, Florida, Peanut Island is a pint-sized paradise.
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The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.
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Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
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In 1851, the signing of the Treaty at Forks of Cosumnes River promised land along the Cosumnes River where local tribes could live.
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In fact, at one time any man who signed up for the Continental Army was promised land that rightfully belonged to Native Americans.
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“Never-never land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/never-never%20land. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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