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
  • Just leaving the pits in second gear was hog heaven.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Designers and architects who specialize in lighting design must be in hog heaven.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Bruins lived on easy street for more than a decade.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • 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
  • The puzzle-like slats holding the barrel together, called staves, are often used in his creations, incorporated into cocktail muddlers and cigar rests, not to mention a recent life-size buffalo made from the spent barrel pieces.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
  • The Golden State Valkyries added a familiar name to their frontcourt mix on Sunday morning, signing former Stanford center Nadia Fingall to a rest-of-season contract.
    Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • There is no right way to live a good life.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Even Rue’s childhood friend Lexi (Maude Apatow), who appears to be the only main character to emerge from the time jump with a college degree, has no one’s idea of a good life, spending nearly all her waking hours fetching lunches and coffees as a showrunner’s apprentice.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • The front desk team is happy to make restaurant reservations, book taxis and car hire, or organize a private-charter boat or a private picnic.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • With a splash of gingham and stripes, the array is designed for picnics, backyard barbecues, porch dinners and poolside parties.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Today’s modern woman wants to be able to move with ease and feel comfortable throughout her busy day, and her closets and drawers have breathable, easy-to-wear clothing and intimates.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026
  • This sense of ease and spontaneity is precisely why nightgown dressing is so alluring.
    Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 4 June 2026

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“Primrose path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primrose%20path. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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