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Recent Examples of paradisiacal
And if these virtual recreations of stellar self-destruction are windows into the very distant past, then that might also mean our own waterlogged, paradisiacal world is just one in a considerably long line of oceanic planets.
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
James and Ceretti are seen in tiny white swimsuits and kissing on a raft, against a paradisiacal background.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
Pope Francis repeatedly pressed forward his sacred quest to annihilate atomic weapons, and to restore the paradisiacal era imagined in Genesis, before humans invented arms.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Her argument is often contradictory and impulsive, working backward from a paradisiacal climax, leapfrogging over almost every practical concern—and plenty of ethical ones too.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
James and Ceretti are seen in tiny white swimsuits and kissing on a raft, against a paradisiacal background.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
Pope Francis repeatedly pressed forward his sacred quest to annihilate atomic weapons, and to restore the paradisiacal era imagined in Genesis, before humans invented arms.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Her argument is often contradictory and impulsive, working backward from a paradisiacal climax, leapfrogging over almost every practical concern—and plenty of ethical ones too.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradisiacal
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While many who have seen Pluribus — Apple TV‘s biggest series to date — are clamoring for what’s next in the chilling utopian saga (especially after that explosive Season 1 ending), creator Vince Gilligan is tempering expectations on the release timeline for Season 2.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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There were participants in our cohort who remained rightfully critical of our utopian aims, our spectrum of privilege, and our position as cultural workers living through global extinction, famine, corruption, and violence in all its forms.—
Catherine Taft,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some are blissful and lucky and just happy to be there.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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The skyline is filled with rocky plateaus, tranquil meadows, and four seasons of climate that range from blissful springs to harsh winters.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That sincere belief in the serenity of golfing is affirmed by the beatific animation.—
Kambole Campbell,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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His eyes were limpid, faraway, flooded with tears, his gaze beatific.—
Helen Molesworth,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Most of the galaxies in the Universe are small and faint; most of the stars in the Universe emit primarily red or even infrared light; most of the galaxies in the Universe are rich in dust; most of the Universe that’s observable to us are located at significant cosmic distances.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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Tracking how clusters assemble across vast stretches of time and space also informs our knowledge of the cosmic web and the cosmological parameters that shape it.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Paradisiacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradisiacal. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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