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Recent Examples of paradise In the Druze religion, reincarnation is seen as a path to spiritual purification, an opportunity for souls whose lives have been cut short to achieve enlightenment, a state reached through knowledge and good deeds that opens the gates of paradise. Jane Arraf, NPR, 6 May 2025 Off Grand Isle, Louisiana, is a sportfishing paradise, where dolphins escort Captain Craig Bielkiewicz's charter boat into the Gulf of Mexico. Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025 This chic property feels like a hidden paradise in the heart of the Big Easy. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025 If there is a marine paradise on Earth that humanity can’t afford to lose, the Gulf may be unsurpassed. Joel Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paradise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradise
Noun
  • The result is a fantastical glimpse into a near future defined by a mixture of dystopia and utopia.
    Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The first camp believed the world was moving toward a globalized utopia and saw diplomacy as a means of speeding that process by building rules and institutions above the level of the state.
    A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Outside of Madison Square Garden was chaotic bliss.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • But the bliss ended mere minutes later when, in a shocking moment of irony (reminiscent to when Serena became a handmaid herself in season five), a handmaid was waiting for the Whartons in their parlor.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to her good karma, Maya had been reborn in the heavens as a god, but in Buddhism gods are not as spiritually advanced as Buddhas.
    Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
  • This lyrical drama, choreographed by Dell Howlett, floats at times like a movement-theater piece reaching for the heavens.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Active travelers will find abundant opportunities for rock climbing, kayaking, and hiking, while those craving a more leisurely getaway can soak up sun-and-sand nirvana at any of Krabi’s gorgeous beaches.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On May 13, bright Antares will rise to the left of the waning gibbous moon in the southeastern sky, with just a few degrees of separation between the two celestial bodies.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2025
  • If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • These are important and if they are not statistically accounted for the technical skills of the game won’t be important and will be lost to the ecstasy of the home run and the agony of the strikeout.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
  • Throughout the trial, Ventura has been open about her prior dependence on opioids, as well as her use of MDMA, ecstasy, ketamine, mushrooms, cocaine, marijuana and other drugs.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • One unexpected joy of League Pass life is the arena feed, which shows us what’s on the jumbotron during timeouts (mascot skits, archival content, dance promotions and many other frivolities).
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • So think about joy as the experience and happiness as the idea.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The perfect smile can be the key to self-esteem, to happiness, to personal connection.
    Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • In the third installment of the Skyland series, the best-selling author writes a love story of female friendship, sacrifice, and finding true happiness.
    Monique Wilson, Glamour, 11 May 2025

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“Paradise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradise. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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