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
  • In downtown Santa Rosa, shady spots with a place to sit and rest were commodities.
    Kenny Choi, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • For a safer outdoor work environment, follow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)'s guidance by scheduling regular rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned places.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The couple's son-in-law described them as wonderful human beings who lived a good life.
    Lauren Victory, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For decades, psychologists believed willpower was the ticket to a good life.
    Michaeleen Doucleff, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Guests can also enjoy massages, picnics around Lake Arabella, and pick-up a s’mores roasting kit to use at the firepit.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Basking in the shade of a tall tree in Fremont’s Central Park, Savannah Nunez enjoyed a picnic Monday with her partner, Juan Padilla, and their 1-year-old Maltipoo dog, Lola.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Spend time touring the waterways by boat or ease into your mornings with year-round yoga on the weekends.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • These considerations reflect a practical approach to construction that is focused on sustainability, ease of maintenance, and long-term value.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

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

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