as in ignorance
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
for two weeks each year the stressed-out couple enjoy the blissful oblivion that comes with a vacation at the beach
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Recent Examples of oblivion
Some suspect that the former president, in the face of arrest and political oblivion, has resorted to sowing chaos as a final resort to evade justice.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
These Knicks don’t sit around and watch Jalen Brunson pound the ball into oblivion.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
All these devices had escaped the maw of oblivion.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
She has been bimbofied into oblivion.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026
These Knicks don’t sit around and watch Jalen Brunson pound the ball into oblivion.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
All these devices had escaped the maw of oblivion.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
She has been bimbofied into oblivion.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivion
Noun
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When racist incidents happen, colleges sometimes respond with educational programs that ask students of color to fix white ignorance for free.—
Ingrid A. Nelson,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The combined disgust, discomfort, ignorance, and fascination with our Indigeneity that unsettled my aunties and fascinated my cousins made more sense to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Up to 60% of women experience it as confusion, difficulty concentrating, and forgetfulness that is estrogen-specific, not just aging.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
2 May 2026
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Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, sleep issues, joint and muscle discomfort, night sweats, forgetfulness, moodiness, and irritability.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dreaming of a harvestable nirvana in a matchbox yard?—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the film, after switching bodies for a day, Tess and Anna reach a nirvana of empathy and understanding.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This executive blindness extends across the entire tech industry, creating an economic doom loop that is hurtling toward a massive financial bust.—
Sunil Sharan,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Legal blindness is also defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA) as severe vision loss, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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But Steve still maintains his daughter's innocence, speaking on Wednesday's episode of the True Crime This Week podcast to make the case once more.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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From beginning to end, there’s a joyfulness and a boyish innocence to IOI’s new iteration of the character, which surprised me.—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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