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
  • Designers and architects who specialize in lighting design must be in hog heaven.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Pictured grinning on the big screens, Perazzo looked to be in hog heaven.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 19 May 2024
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
  • With the moody Moon entering your 12th House of Solitude, your inner world asks for rest, reflection, and soft attention to thoughts that normally rush by.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This rotation gives Orlando’s regular starters critical rest before resuming league play this weekend.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two evangelical Christian writers from different generations offer rival ideas about what a good life looks like for women.
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The couple's son-in-law described them as wonderful human beings who lived a good life.
    Lauren Victory, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Pack in a picnic from the nearby town of Guerneville and eat al fresco among the redwood groves.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Its dressy look will work for all sorts of spring and summer occasions like graduation parties, baby showers, and picnics.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • For everyday ease, Rubinski relies on a rotating cast of Ralph Lauren staples.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In astrology, Venus speaks to your desires, relationships and sense of ease, while Mars governs your actions, impulses and pursuits.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Primrose path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primrose%20path. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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