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also idyl
as in lark
a time or instance of carefree fun
her year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that she had expected it to be
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Recent Examples of idyll
Somehow the zombies have reached this isolated rural idyll and things go south fast.
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Television—as noise, as news, as something to do instead of killing yourself—stalks the text of this lyric, undermining the poetic form’s association with idyll.
—The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Our favorite trips of 2024 took us to natural idylls like the Hudson Valley in New York and Hoodsport in Washington, to perennial faves Japan and Paris, to the tiny islands of Canada and Greece.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
The world of the film is staggeringly beautiful, creating an oversize forest of enchantment and menace, capable of shifting from heavenly idyll in one scene to Grimm fairy tale in the next.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Television—as noise, as news, as something to do instead of killing yourself—stalks the text of this lyric, undermining the poetic form’s association with idyll.
—The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Our favorite trips of 2024 took us to natural idylls like the Hudson Valley in New York and Hoodsport in Washington, to perennial faves Japan and Paris, to the tiny islands of Canada and Greece.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
The world of the film is staggeringly beautiful, creating an oversize forest of enchantment and menace, capable of shifting from heavenly idyll in one scene to Grimm fairy tale in the next.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idyll
Noun
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On a lark, Murphy suggested an alternative: start a pro-basketball league.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
31 Aug. 2024
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Zoologists proposed splitting two species of sub-Saharan larks into seven, and three subspecies of soft-furred southeast Asian hedgehogs were elevated to the rank of species.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
Noun
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The action kicks off on February 14 with a macabre Valentines Day offering in The Dead Thing, which follows a woman who unearths a deadly secret during a romantic fling, and extends throughout the month.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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After a brief fling with comedian Pete Davidson, Dynevor is now engaged to actor Cameron Fuller.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Broadus acknowledged feeling a bit nervous about how the players approached Saturday’s game against a Coppin State opponent that had only one victory in the conference but was redeemed by Morgan State’s 80-64 romp.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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Lynn fired back at a wild remark made by ESPN NFL analyst Dominique Foxworth earlier in the season following Hurts’ four total touchdowns in a 55-23 romp over the Washington Commanders.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Puppy Bowl is not just for the puppies' enjoyment and viewers' entertainment but also promotes pet adoption by featuring rescue dogs.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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His accounts of natural disasters are leavened not only by the imaginary disasters in his purview but also by his obvious enjoyment of them.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Our revels are over when she’s called back on set in Nashville to continue filming Scarpetta, the Amazon TV adaptation of Patricia Cornwall’s bestselling novels about crime-solving forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, with Jamie Lee Curtis playing her sister and Ariana DeBose as her niece.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
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The early years of the pandemic saw a massive hiring spree in tech, fueled in part by shifting consumer spending habits amid lockdowns.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles then doubled down with another spending spree, adding, retaining or extending pricey players like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Clayton Kershaw, among others.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Running out of the house before a big meeting, cheeky daytime dates, or weekend frolics are all occasions for this exuberant perfume.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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As Shadow the Hedgehog, malice; as Neo and John Wick, dread; as Johnny Utah, woe; as Ted Logan, frolic — and now, as an anthropomorphic representation of Lumon, Keanu Reeves veers into the buoyantly propagandistic.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Idyll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idyll. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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