as in paradise
a place that is filled with things that are beautiful, impressive, or surprising
The garden was a floral wonderland.
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Recent Examples of wonderland
While the pandas made the best of the frozen wonderland, elsewhere across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic, the snow wreaked havoc on daily commutes and power grids.
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Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Jungle Bells at San Diego Zoo ends its season
The San Diego Zoo’s annual holiday event, Jungle Bells, runs through Jan. 5 at 2920 Zoo Drive, and features a wonderland of twinkling lights, live entertainment, music and views of wildlife.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Skiing Snow never seems that far away in Sweden, and by October, parts of the country may be a winter wonderland.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
The same storms that make Yosemite National Park a winter wonderland and create ski playgrounds near Lake Tahoe leave a snowpack that melts into streams and rivers by spring and summer.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Alana Wise, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Jungle Bells at San Diego Zoo ends its season
The San Diego Zoo’s annual holiday event, Jungle Bells, runs through Jan. 5 at 2920 Zoo Drive, and features a wonderland of twinkling lights, live entertainment, music and views of wildlife.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Skiing Snow never seems that far away in Sweden, and by October, parts of the country may be a winter wonderland.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
The same storms that make Yosemite National Park a winter wonderland and create ski playgrounds near Lake Tahoe leave a snowpack that melts into streams and rivers by spring and summer.
—Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderland
Noun
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In this island paradise, Prospera’s lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent.—
Kevin Spencer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Or establish trade routes with them to boost the health of your paradise's economy?—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Considered by many to be a jewel in the University of North Carolina system, its founders envisioned a salon-like utopia, where artists would pass their craft on to young performers.—
Sara Coello,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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With Carlile’s strong hand for curation at play, Girls Just Wanna Weekend is a kind of a festival utopia for women, or for anyone who likes women.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Volunteers even began contributing mini whimsical items to the fairyland.—
Cathy Free,
Washington Post,
28 Mar. 2024
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The name Hemlock Neversink might conjure a wooded fairyland, and that idea isn’t too far from the truth.—
Devorah Lev-Tov Zoey Poll Caitie Kelly Devorah Lev-Tov Elinor Hitt Jinnie Lee,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2023
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To be so close to dreamland and so vibrantly contest the Premier League title breathed new life into the entire Arsenal culture.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Just follow the signs to the Blue Heron Way entrance at Freeman Lake Park, and you'll be guided along an illuminated roadway through a Christmas dreamland.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Dec. 2024
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The toy comes to life, fends off some ornery mice with his sword and leads Clara through a wintry dreamworld of dancing Christmas treats.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Dec. 2024
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So Link’s Awakening is a careful balance of impish humor and light danger — much like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, which inspired the game (and its dreamworld owls).—
Ashley Bardhan,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
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“Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderland. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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