as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist
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Recent Examples of promised land
Last spring, there were high hopes, not only for the upcoming season, but for an invitation to the Big 12, football promised land.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 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
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promised land
Noun
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The utopia was temporary, its beauty and its small victories whittled away by the scythe of inaction.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Moursi traces the notion of islands as utopias to Plato’s description of Atlantis, written around 360 BCE.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2026
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But back in the 1950s, most Americans thought of Cuba as little more than a hedonistic paradise.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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And now, with a myriad of buzzy new restaurants helmed by some of France’s top chefs and curious creatives from around the world eager to experiment with the territory’s rich ingredients, Biarritz is becoming an epicure’s paradise in its own right.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Catholic theology, purgatory is the in-between—not heaven, not hell, but a passage of purification before something better.—
Geoff Curtis,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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In an interview ahead of Palm Sunday, senior pastor Robert Jeffress reflected on specific scripture that says the whole world will burn someday, but there will be a new heaven and a new earth with Christ.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Promised land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promised%20land. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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