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
My Self, deprived of oblivion’s dose, is the bloke on the bus who sits too close,
who breathes too loud, who is too warm,
who fills his neighbor with thoughts of harm.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Now, the iceberg has broken free of this watery cage and is floating northeast in the direction of South Georgia Island, where it is expected to break up and melt into oblivion.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Memory that by some arcane law tends to send important things spinning beyond its boundaries into oblivion, while fervently cherishing something insignificant and accidental.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
The Indigo Cleansing Balm can melt even the most stubborn, waterproof formulas into oblivion.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Now, the iceberg has broken free of this watery cage and is floating northeast in the direction of South Georgia Island, where it is expected to break up and melt into oblivion.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Memory that by some arcane law tends to send important things spinning beyond its boundaries into oblivion, while fervently cherishing something insignificant and accidental.
—Andriy Sodomora (tr. Sabrina Jaszi & Roman Ivashkiv), The Dial, 12 Dec. 2024
The Indigo Cleansing Balm can melt even the most stubborn, waterproof formulas into oblivion.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivion
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This Better-Than List calls out those films and filmmakers who triumphed, defeating those who subjugated moviegoers to fear, bias, and ignorance.Armond White, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
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Specialty nurseries devoted to breeding, growing and selling rare and unusual plants are slowly disappearing in Southern California, due to high real estate costs and waning interest (or ignorance) from gardeners and landscape designers.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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This Broadway Center Stage mounting is a tightly packed clown car, speeding to musical-theater nirvana.Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
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Several tournament anglers have lived big bass nirvana on Rayburn in recent times, including a trio of single-day tournament catches topping the 40-pound mark on five fish.Matt Williams, Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2022
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Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges, maintains his innocence and has accused Smith of targeting him for political purposes.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Trump, who has maintained his innocence, argued he was entitled to a new trial.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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