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as in oblivion
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
the spa experience was a week of pure nirvana
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as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
the popular fantasy that life as a beachcomber in the South Pacific would be never-ending nirvana
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Recent Examples of nirvana
The key to achieving this nirvana is first to ensure that the star in question has a broad, diverse repertory that became the soundtrack to the key moments of life.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
Down one road lay the Hayekian nirvana of fully privatized money and the pricing of everything; down the other lay the dream of a more equal world built on comprehensive reform of the international economic system.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
While Hindus associate the holiday with Lord Ramas return from exile, Jains recognize it as the day Lord Mahavira reached a state of nirvana (Moksha), per BBC.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2022
Devotees of Brother’s P-Touch label maker know that having one — and using it to uniformly label everything in the house — is like reaching organizational nirvana.
—Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 18 Sep. 2022
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
Down one road lay the Hayekian nirvana of fully privatized money and the pricing of everything; down the other lay the dream of a more equal world built on comprehensive reform of the international economic system.
—Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
While Hindus associate the holiday with Lord Ramas return from exile, Jains recognize it as the day Lord Mahavira reached a state of nirvana (Moksha), per BBC.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2022
Devotees of Brother’s P-Touch label maker know that having one — and using it to uniformly label everything in the house — is like reaching organizational nirvana.
—Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 18 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nirvana
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All of this culminates in a stunning sequence set in a rundown hospital, where the majority of the ensemble returns, and is forced into further moral dilemmas under the threat of oblivion, in a race-against-the-clock finale shot in enrapturing long takes.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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The phrase, part of one of Banks’s most famous ‘Ty-rade’s against contestant Tiffany Richardson in Cycle 4, has been memed into oblivion.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Maybe Atlanta is the perfect basketball utopia for Kuminga.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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In his scenario, this is what finally pushes the technology down the path toward either utopia or human extinction, but in the real world, getting the machines to act by themselves is proving surprisingly difficult.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Reverend Jackson's instincts understood the words of James Baldwin, who said that ignorance and power alive is the most ferocious enemy of justice.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Good luck living in your little bubble of ignorance, Nancy.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Another is Sosebee Cove, said to be a botanist’s paradise, in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Union County.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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This is a rare complication that can lead to temporary or permanent vision impairment, blindness, stroke, or skin necrosis.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The larval forms of these parasites migrate through the skin and can invade the eyes, causing chronic inflammation that can lead to blindness.—
Philip Budge,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Summer brings enormous, heaven-scented blooms that ripen to attractive cones holding bright red seeds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Gold prices jumped to their highest level in three weeks as investors sought the safe-heaven asset amid heightened uncertainty.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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What these succulents don’t handle well is overwatering, so don’t think that giving them a little extra to make up for forgetfulness will pay off.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Running gags include Moses’ age, certain players’ penchant for forgetfulness and star receiver Stefon Diggs’ proclivity for procreation.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Nirvana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nirvana. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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