primrose path

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Recent Examples of primrose path There are 700 million weekly active users of ChatGPT, and perhaps billions of users when adding in the usage of competing LLMs, all of whom are potentially being led down a primrose path by AI. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primrose path
Noun
  • Pictured grinning on the big screens, Perazzo looked to be in hog heaven.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 19 May 2024
  • Thank hog heaven for Arkansas.
    Joseph Goodman | jgoodman@al.com, al, 15 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • Foden scored in the first minute — should have been a clear path to easy street.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Plant dormancy is a type of physiological rest.
    Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • On Thursday, tight end Hunter Henry (rest), right tackle (Morgan Moses (illness) and linebacker Robert Spillane (ankle) were all upgraded to full participation.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Just living a good life is great enough.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Yet the debate still begins at the billion-dollar mark, when the difference between a good life and limitless accumulation starts much earlier.
    Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The hotel’s concierge will also be happy to set up outdoor excursions, including visits to Everglades National Park, bike rides and picnics in the park.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The 18-mile Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail offers slices of green space for picnics and trails to bike or walk to the aquarium, Cannery Row, and Fisherman’s Wharf.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Designed to bridge the gap between automotive ease and aerospace innovation, the vehicle targets consumers looking for adventure rather than just urban commuting.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The knit top offered the familiar ease of an oversized tee with the warmth and polish of a sweater, a mix that feels both cozy and refined.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Primrose path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primrose%20path. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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