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as in bed of roses
a situation or state of carefree comfort
babysitting her sister's three brats for the weekend was no picnic
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
this class is no picnic, but I've really been learning a lot
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Recent Examples of picnic
ABC News, 20 June 2026
At its core, the show is about sticking with your family, humorously delivering important life lessons like… don’t steal food from strangers at a picnic.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Spend an afternoon exploring vineyards along the Long Island Wine Trail; Kontokosta Winery in Greenpoint is the North Fork’s only waterfront winery, and Borghese Vineyard and Winery is the region’s oldest vineyard and a lovely place to picnic.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Wildwood Landing's microfiber pool towels and beach/picnic blankets are vibrant, beautiful and functional.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
At its core, the show is about sticking with your family, humorously delivering important life lessons like… don’t steal food from strangers at a picnic.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
Verb
And going out to picnic and just slowing down and getting lost in time with people outside is the best thing.
—Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Spend an afternoon exploring vineyards along the Long Island Wine Trail; Kontokosta Winery in Greenpoint is the North Fork’s only waterfront winery, and Borghese Vineyard and Winery is the region’s oldest vineyard and a lovely place to picnic.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picnic
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Club Med Cancun Cancun, Mexico Hailed as one of the best Club Med resorts in the world, Club Med Cancun is an all-inclusive paradise for large families.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Located in the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County, Florida, Peanut Island is a pint-sized paradise.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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Higher-quality incense holders will include accessories such as tweezers, which make picking up cones a breeze.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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Personal fans that create a small breeze can also help.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
17 June 2026
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How to Eat Toss edamame in salads, snack on them alone, or include them in stir fry, suggests Greeley.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
5 June 2026
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Can snack workouts replace longer workout sessions?—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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However, designer Caron Woolsey is ready to give this color a rest.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
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The idea of a summer vacation is to disconnect from your job and rest, but vacations have increasingly become another form of work.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Angelina Guatemala, 64, counted on federal food stamps after retiring a couple of years ago in Ogden, Kansas, from assorted jobs arranging flowers, decorating cakes in shops, and preparing meals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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This style of feeder has a grid-style cage with a suet cake in it for birds to grab onto.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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The younger Burrows spent hours of his youth in theaters and studios watching his father work, dining with him at such famed New York haunts as Sardi’s and Gallagher’s and meeting celebrities who attended his father’s New Year’s Eve parties.—
Beth Harris,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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The Brazilian city is welcoming a record number of visitors who are drawn to its beaches, dining scene and drone videos on favela rooftops.—
Carla Vianna,
Washington Post,
20 June 2026
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Winner of the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Award 2025, the Centara Grand Lagoon Resort is nothing short of a tropical utopia.—
Deeya Sonalkar,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
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John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed Emmy Award-winning actor Stanley Tucci and his wife, Felicity Blunt, to partake in the royal procession during day three of Royal Ascot.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
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The Vernon Hills Park District event drew 100 to 150 people to partake of beer tasting by five vendors with seven more vendors who had dropped off product.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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“Picnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picnic. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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