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Recent Examples of primrose path
Some say abundantly yes, others wonder if doing so will be a distraction and lead us down a primrose path.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The use of words like understands, thinks, and reasons are all subtle and sneaky ways to lead you down a primrose path to believing that contemporary AI is sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Therefore, when the same phrases are associated with AI, we are led down the primrose path that the AI must also be human or sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
You have been walked down a primrose path.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
Houston is trying to become the first men’s team in more than a decade to play in a Final Four in its hometown, but even though the Cougars have a No. 1 seed, their path home for a championship is hardly a stroll along a primrose path.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023
And a few surface-level parallels between President Joe Biden and his Democratic predecessor in the 1990s suggest some perils for Republicans expecting a primrose path to the White House in 2024.
—Patrick T. Brown, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
Seventy-one years later one can reasonably ask: Has any other couture house traveled the primrose path of fashion with such enduring cultivation, refinement and romance?
—WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
The primrose path to relevance has been strewn with injuries and other baseball hobgoblins.
—Richard Fitch, Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 2018
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The use of words like understands, thinks, and reasons are all subtle and sneaky ways to lead you down a primrose path to believing that contemporary AI is sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Therefore, when the same phrases are associated with AI, we are led down the primrose path that the AI must also be human or sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
You have been walked down a primrose path.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
Houston is trying to become the first men’s team in more than a decade to play in a Final Four in its hometown, but even though the Cougars have a No. 1 seed, their path home for a championship is hardly a stroll along a primrose path.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023
And a few surface-level parallels between President Joe Biden and his Democratic predecessor in the 1990s suggest some perils for Republicans expecting a primrose path to the White House in 2024.
—Patrick T. Brown, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023
Seventy-one years later one can reasonably ask: Has any other couture house traveled the primrose path of fashion with such enduring cultivation, refinement and romance?
—WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
The primrose path to relevance has been strewn with injuries and other baseball hobgoblins.
—Richard Fitch, Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primrose path
Noun
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Pictured grinning on the big screens, Perazzo looked to be in hog heaven.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 May 2024
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His job is to solve the porcine behavior problems that complicate pig production--problems like tail-biting, the nastier results of which can actually send prospective smoky links on an untimely trip to hog heaven.—
Judith Stone,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Noun
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While most of Waymo's miles are on the easy streets of Phoenix, having no injury liability in 22 miles is a very impressive result, particuarly when coming from a 3rd party.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
5 Sep. 2024
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No less effective for artistic expression, just shorter-lasting than the big guns, shaving sprays and stickers were easy street art flexes.—
Jonathan Rowe,
SPIN,
31 Oct. 2023
Noun
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Surviving on edge-of-starvation rations, the broken equipment bought them necessary hours of life-saving rest.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Look for office chairs with adjustable features, including an adjustable chair height, neck rest, lumbar support, seat tilt, seat slide and mobile armrests.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This is the stuff of old-as-the-hills melodrama, as a vulnerable youngster is caught between good and, well, less good life paths.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
12 July 2025
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Providing became a prominent theme — not just about the anxiety to make enough money to give your kids a good life, but also the anxiety of giving them too much.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Vizcaya Pride: Celebrating Miami’s LGBTQ+ history and community with art, performances, and garden picnics.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Walk, run, hike, swim, picnic – choose your own adventure.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But ease of access doesn’t compensate for lack of value.—
David James,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Aim for a coarse to medium-coarse grind that’s as uniform as possible for ease of filtering.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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