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
And the obscure poets and thinkers went flying back into oblivion.
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Peter Wortsman
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
The Movie features Brad Pitt as a fallen Formula One star who upshifts back from career oblivion and personal wreckage to the pinnacle of racing.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
However, the most promising of these, a mission named OSIRIS-Apex that breathes new life into an old spacecraft that otherwise would drift into oblivion, is slated for cancellation by the Trump White House's budget for fiscal year 2026.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
The situation was so dire — points deductions in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and close to dropping to non-League and likely financial oblivion — that their south-coast neighbours, Southampton, helped fundraise.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Peter Wortsman
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
The Movie features Brad Pitt as a fallen Formula One star who upshifts back from career oblivion and personal wreckage to the pinnacle of racing.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 27 June 2025
However, the most promising of these, a mission named OSIRIS-Apex that breathes new life into an old spacecraft that otherwise would drift into oblivion, is slated for cancellation by the Trump White House's budget for fiscal year 2026.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
The situation was so dire — points deductions in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and close to dropping to non-League and likely financial oblivion — that their south-coast neighbours, Southampton, helped fundraise.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivion
Noun
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This lack of education feeds ignorance and, in turn, complacency – allowing the flawed logic of deterrence to remain unchallenged.—
Masako Toki,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
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It should be called the Know Nothings, a historical homage to anti-immigration and willful ignorance.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 July 2025
Noun
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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
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This can be done through a more seamless, predictive human-machine interface while fully engaging the five senses that will foster a nirvana of personal immersion.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a March interview with the Tribune, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke discussed certificates of innocence generally and said her office has set a high bar for evaluating the merits of such petitions.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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In it, Allen's wife, Kathy Allen, speaks out for the first time and maintains her husband's innocence, per the trailer.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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