primrose path

noun

Definition of primrose pathnext
as in hog heaven

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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 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 See All Example Sentences for primrose path
Recent Examples of Synonyms for primrose path
  1. hog heaven
  2. easy street
  3. rest
  4. good life
  5. picnic
  6. ease
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
Definition of hog heaven
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
Definition of easy street
Noun
  • The carbon covers the grip, the thumb rest, and the soft-release button, the spots a photographer touches most.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Peralta could pitch Game 2 in Milwaukee on regular four days' rest or Game 3 next Monday back at Tropicana Field.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rest
Noun
  • Learning, practicing, and engaging in self-control is essential to leading a good life.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • What were my expectations or my parents’ of what a good life should look like?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of good life
Noun
  • Those who couldn’t wait to give their new treats a taste formed impromptu picnics.
    — Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The project, by developer Guardian Capital, also includes approximately one acre of open space, potentially including picnic and seating areas, play areas and connections to nearby walking trails.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of picnic
Noun
  • Victoria Beckham’s sophisticated elegance and ease have always served as my style inspo.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Italians are fed energetically with the sustenance of beauty, ease, and joy.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of ease

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