cloud-cuckoo-land

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Definition of cloud-cuckoo-landnext
as in utopia

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  1. utopia
  2. cloudland
  3. nightmare
  4. imaging
Noun
  • William Morris, the Arts & Crafts head honcho, had imagined a socialist utopia where his dazzling wallpapers meant that everyone could access nature and beauty, anywhere, any time.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • There is something totalitarian about utopias, something already latent in More.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of utopia
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  • In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
Definition of cloudland
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  • An episode of septicemia, with its hells and paradises, its nightmares and hallucinations, transforms Borges into a story writer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Of all the nightmare scenarios running, none of them involved the concept of ‘rest defence’.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of nightmare
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  • Blood tests, brain imaging, and other testing can help doctors investigate what’s causing memory problems.
    — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The coronagraph’s innovations will inform the design of future instruments that could expand the reach of direct imaging to include rocky planets in the habitable zones of their stars.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of imaging
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“Cloud-cuckoo-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud-cuckoo-land. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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