cloud-cuckoo-land

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Noun
  • 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
  • The suburban landscape inspired a distinctive sound that expanded hip-hop beyond NYC, while also challenging the false promises of suburban utopia.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Package delivery and unpaid toll texts have taken most of the headlines, but an even worse threat is proving a nightmare for phone users.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • What begins as an ordinary parental milestone descends into a nightmare as a cross-border search unfolds.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • As Charania notes, the imaging reveals that Butler did not fracture anything or suffer a structural injury, which could have potentially even ended his playoff run after just two contests.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But based on smaller studies and anecdotal evidence, experts say that sophisticated imaging techniques now enable surgeons to focus on areas of the brain much more precisely than in the 1950s, reducing the risks involved.
    Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Cloud-cuckoo-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud-cuckoo-land. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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