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as in utopias
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
an idealist who trotted the globe looking for paradise
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as in blisses
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
a firm belief that good people will be rewarded in paradise
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as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
that early stage of a romance when lovers are in paradise
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Recent Examples of paradises
From Miami Beach to Melbourne Beach, from Marco Island to Captiva, barrier islands are Florida’s postcard paradises.
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Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Freyne does a lot with a modest budget, finding smart ways to show us fantastical things — memories playing out as if dioramas at the Natural History Museum, a vast expo hall filled with stalls advertising various paradises — on an economical scale.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Among the hundreds of thousands of beaches in the world, one region has a remarkable number of seaside paradises—Southeast Asia.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Freyne does a lot with a modest budget, finding smart ways to show us fantastical things — memories playing out as if dioramas at the Natural History Museum, a vast expo hall filled with stalls advertising various paradises — on an economical scale.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Among the hundreds of thousands of beaches in the world, one region has a remarkable number of seaside paradises—Southeast Asia.
—David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradises
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The fleeting economic miracle in Venezuela, once the preferred destination for those departing La Palma, excited the imaginations of those who had seen or lived in the concrete modernist utopias of the tropics.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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And while the utopias themselves flamed out, their ideas have influenced the generations after them, turning the town into a haven for art, architecture and culture.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
30 Dec. 2025
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Close by, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King hang high in the northwest heavens in the early evening.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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These injudicious, blunt-force tariffs do get undone almost as quickly as they are slapped on, thank heavens.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday may see some isolated flurries early and partly sunny skies during the day, reaching a high in the low 40s, forecasts show.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Despite a wet and, in some places, snowy start to the week, Southern Californians can expect sunshine and clearer skies by Friday, with temperatures in the mid-60s by Saturday.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Guy, as Sinclair is known on the show, sells to everyone, stressed-out 20-something assistant and cross-dressing stay-at-home dad alike, witnessing their private joys and pains and shortcomings and judging no one.—
Ezra Marcus,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
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The message is that poor and working-class families don’t deserve to make their own choices or pursue even the small joys of a soda or sweet.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the sensitive Pisces Moon meets romantic Venus, we may be drawn to kindness, simple pleasures, and smoothing rough edges.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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During this season, Catholics participate in a Lenten sacrifice by giving up certain pleasures and abstaining from eating meat on Fridays, rooted in devotion to Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for the sins of man.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Only one other angler availed himself of the river's delights Thursday.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Their film explores the vulnerability of the trans-masculine community by delving into Bean and Rozos’ own personal experiences, intertwined with the delights, challenges, and tragedy within Brockington and Prescott’s lives.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Paradises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradises. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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