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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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Citizens took to social media to report an unusual purple glow in the skies above Sacramento on Sunday night.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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In the past two years, the northern lights, which peaked in October 2024, have appeared in skies as far south as Florida and Mexico and in urban centers stretching from San Francisco to Washington.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Quince and manchego empanada at Tzintzuntzan One of the great joys of a vacation at a Mexican resort (besides all of it) is breakfast each morning.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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On the joys of being a chaotic reader.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Its homeliness is also its wealth—small and bricked, perhaps no longer functioning in its original capacity as a home to farmers but retaining a gift for earthy pleasures by keeping green, by keeping humble.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Having simple pleasures such as this will make rising early to water feel like less of a chore.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
4 Mar. 2026
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Drop in, tune out, and revitalize—then head out to explore the lively delights of Santa Monica’s boardwalk.—
Tim Chester,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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Scones don't have to be sweet, y'all, and these buttery delights prove it.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Paradises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradises. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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