cloud-cuckoo-land

Definition of cloud-cuckoo-landnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud-cuckoo-land
Noun
  • The film can be a bit whiplash-inducing, as we’re forced to watch serious people make intelligent cases that humanity will be wiped from the planet within 20 years and that a literal utopia could be on the horizon.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But while Musk was outlining this utopia, Autodesk was laying off 1,000 employees, betting on AI to automate their jobs.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
Noun
  • But Brontë’s novel is an eternal nightmare, one that has haunted readers for two centuries.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This system, that supposed to take care of people and protect them, all of a sudden becomes a nightmare.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Using chemical imaging techniques, researchers attempted to determine whether the staining was intentional or accidental.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Lindsey Vonn is still in the hospital and still awaiting imaging before knowing the next steps in her medical recovery after competing on a ruptured ACL at the Olympics last week.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Cloud-cuckoo-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud-cuckoo-land. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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