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or paradisiac
as in utopian
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Recent Examples of paradisiacal
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.
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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
They are scheduled to go on a bike ride to a tortoise sanctuary, ending the trip with a paradisiacal beach picnic.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
For Coppola's own children, Blancaneaux Lodge was a paradisiacal coming-of-age setting.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2024
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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
They are scheduled to go on a bike ride to a tortoise sanctuary, ending the trip with a paradisiacal beach picnic.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
For Coppola's own children, Blancaneaux Lodge was a paradisiacal coming-of-age setting.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradisiacal
Adjective
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But to envision Mars as some sort of utopian substitute for Earth is truly delusional.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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The cottage retains its utopian squalor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Wishing these two a blissful union ahead.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is also a new yoga pavilion near the river, while another platform offers space for wellness talks and experiences, such as the blissful Sacred Nap Ritual, during which a wellness mentor guides participants through a story while guests are blissfully cradled in silk hammocks.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a certain beatific joyfulness in that song.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Then there’s the whistle cue when Quint is standing on the bow, oddly beatific in the midst of extraordinary peril.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Paradisiacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradisiacal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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