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as in sky
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death
prayed that the souls of the deceased would go to heaven
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as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
compared to my old job, this new one is heaven
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as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
she was in heaven the day she learned she was one of the finalists for the science scholarship
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Recent Examples of heaven
Played by Peter Gallagher in the gregarious, wise, eyebrow-forward mode of Sandy Cohen in The O.C., Peter comes across as a gift from the heavens.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Thank the hair heavens above because there are tons of alternatives that won’t cost you four Benjies.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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Aries (March 21 to April 19)
Feel the heavens echo your name this week, Aries!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
In New York, the heavens danced with colors — pinks, purples and greens — as Aguilar and her dog, Gomez, looked up.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Thank the hair heavens above because there are tons of alternatives that won’t cost you four Benjies.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
Here's What Jupiter Retrograde Means for Your Zodiac Sign
Aries (March 21 to April 19)
Feel the heavens echo your name this week, Aries!
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
In New York, the heavens danced with colors — pinks, purples and greens — as Aguilar and her dog, Gomez, looked up.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaven
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But the Webb can observe only a tiny region of sky.Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, the lodge appeared out of nowhere in a heavily forested inlet, looking like a child’s toy Lego set from the sky.Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2024
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As the harsh realities of eking out a life on a remote island set in, tensions on Floreana rose, and the islanders’ competing concepts of utopia came to the fore.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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For about two hours, through lengthy set pieces, the listener was transported to a sort of peaceful utopia on some island accompanied by the sounds of foliage and birds flying and chirping.David Chiu, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Its trademark trio, though, is ketamine, methamphetamine and ecstasy — all of which were found in Payne’s system at the time of his death last week, according to a preliminary toxicology report.Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Navalny puts the card in his breast pocket and has a moment of his own religious ecstasy.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
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When asked about his last moment of bliss, Tyler Perry has an immediate answer.Julie Jordan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Gemstone Traveler gift set comes with all of the elements necessary for a cup of bliss: three gemstone blend teas and a beautiful strainer with an opal moon charm.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Continue to the exclusive South Water Caye, a 12-acre paradise perched on the barrier reef.Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
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Londoño, 63, has turned her home into a birdwatching lodge, a paradise.Benji Jones, Vox, 4 Dec. 2024
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There, a narrator and singer welcomes and regales guests with tales of how different Latin countries present stories of Santa Claus, or, say, the joy of unwrapping a tamale.Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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From reintroducing the world to the joys of friendship bracelets to inspiring the highest-grossing concert film of all time, the Eras Tour certainly made its mark.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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This Broadway Center Stage mounting is a tightly packed clown car, speeding to musical-theater nirvana.Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
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Several tournament anglers have lived big bass nirvana on Rayburn in recent times, including a trio of single-day tournament catches topping the 40-pound mark on five fish.Matt Williams, Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2022
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This dimension includes positive outcomes such as happiness, positivity, satisfaction and high self-esteem as well as negative outcomes such as depression, negative emotions, relationship issues, stress and susceptibility to disorders like anxiety, addiction and mood or personality disorders.Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Go ahead, step outside in all of these options for water-resistant happiness.Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Heaven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaven. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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