primrose path

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Recent Examples of primrose path 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 Therefore, when the same phrases are associated with AI, we are led down the primrose path that the AI must also be human or sentient. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023 You have been walked down a primrose path. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023 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 The primrose path to relevance has been strewn with injuries and other baseball hobgoblins. Richard Fitch, Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 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
  • His job is to solve the porcine behavior problems that complicate pig production--problems like tail-biting, the nastier results of which can actually send prospective smoky links on an untimely trip to hog heaven.
    Judith Stone, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Noun
  • 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
  • No less effective for artistic expression, just shorter-lasting than the big guns, shaving sprays and stickers were easy street art flexes.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Even as a therapist, Luke admits to grappling with shame around rest.
    Stephanie Long, Essence, 15 May 2025
  • Oilers at Golden Knights 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Edmonton can also clinch the series and some rest here.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Third, if any of you have an ambition to live a long and good life, here’s a fun one for you.
    Brandon Busteed, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • In wealthy countries, parties hoping to win or retain power should not underestimate how important a good, affordable home is to a good life.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • An 11-mile, one-way loop road runs the entire perimeter of the valley with plenty of turn-offs that lead to hiking trails, historic homesites, picnic areas, viewpoints, and campgrounds.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
  • The site features a picnic area, a children’s play area, and a bar and local produce shop, which are open daily from June to September.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • Final Verdict: Comfort That Fits the Way People Live Starting at $688, the Della Mini Split doesn’t aim to impress with extravagance, but by restoring ease to indoor environments.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • But there are versions of Linux that treat ease of use as a marquee feature.
    Justin Pot, Wired News, 9 May 2025

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“Primrose path.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primrose%20path. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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