promised land

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Recent Examples of promised land This is the idea that God promised land that is now Israel and the Palestinian territories to Abraham and his descendants. Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024 California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024 This Luna weighted blanket is the direct pathway to that promised land for many users. Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023 The death of Chadwick Boseman, who played the title role in the original film — a noble but untested leader of the fictional African promised land Wakanda — forced a radical reimagining of the franchise. Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for promised land
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Noun
  • The result is a fantastical glimpse into a near future defined by a mixture of dystopia and utopia.
    Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The first camp believed the world was moving toward a globalized utopia and saw diplomacy as a means of speeding that process by building rules and institutions above the level of the state.
    A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Visitors can step into a foodie paradise featuring high-quality ingredients from honeys and oils to spice & sauce seasoning and BBQ rubs, delectable street food from Peru, Korea, India, Turkey, Scandinavia and more.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • The Galápagos Islands of Ecuador need no introduction: The famous laboratory for Charles Darwin and his research on evolution are a naturalist’s paradise, brimming with endemic species.
    Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Thanks to her good karma, Maya had been reborn in the heavens as a god, but in Buddhism gods are not as spiritually advanced as Buddhas.
    Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
  • This lyrical drama, choreographed by Dell Howlett, floats at times like a movement-theater piece reaching for the heavens.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Promised land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promised%20land. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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