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also idyl
as in lark
a time or instance of carefree fun
her year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that she had expected it to be
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Recent Examples of idyll
In the post-war years, growing numbers of Americans pursued a suburban idyll of modern convenience.
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David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Somehow the zombies have reached this isolated rural idyll and things go south fast.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Television—as noise, as news, as something to do instead of killing yourself—stalks the text of this lyric, undermining the poetic form’s association with idyll.
—The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Our favorite trips of 2024 took us to natural idylls like the Hudson Valley in New York and Hoodsport in Washington, to perennial faves Japan and Paris, to the tiny islands of Canada and Greece.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Somehow the zombies have reached this isolated rural idyll and things go south fast.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Television—as noise, as news, as something to do instead of killing yourself—stalks the text of this lyric, undermining the poetic form’s association with idyll.
—The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2024
Our favorite trips of 2024 took us to natural idylls like the Hudson Valley in New York and Hoodsport in Washington, to perennial faves Japan and Paris, to the tiny islands of Canada and Greece.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idyll
Noun
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But in a key way, this gentle, nonjudgmental lark is timely too.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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On a lark, Murphy suggested an alternative: start a pro-basketball league.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
31 Aug. 2024
Noun
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How can the app help support different relationship goals, whether a long-term partnership, a short fling, or a meaningful platonic connection?—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Notably, Swift did not walk red carpets with her last couple boyfriends or flings.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2025
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Helmed by Teddy Bergman with choreography by Mayte Natalio, the revival of the satirical romp stars Tony nominees Keala Settle, Kevin Cahoon and former Disney Channel alum and Broadway breakout Jordan Fisher.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article ROUNDUP Boys basketball In the Mayflower Athletic Conference, Patrick Johnson paced his team with 19 points while Cam Spinney added a double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) as South Shore Voke (7-6) rolled to a 73-27 romp of Sturgis East.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The casting is, indeed, exemplary—a minute’s silence for Bob the Drag Queen’s incredible snapbacks—but something is snagging my enjoyment.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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In his speech, Krishna also pointed to Shannon’s work building robotic mice that solved mazes as an example of his enjoyment of play within his research.—
Ayesha Javed,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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During spring bloom, an upsurge in photosynthesizing algae and other microbes kick-starts the Arctic ecosystem, fueling a yearly revel, with tiny crustaceans, fish, seals, birds, polar bears, whales and more.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Jan. 2025
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Our revels are over when she’s called back on set in Nashville to continue filming Scarpetta, the Amazon TV adaptation of Patricia Cornwall’s bestselling novels about crime-solving forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, with Jamie Lee Curtis playing her sister and Ariana DeBose as her niece.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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His shakshuka takes the tomato-and-pepper mold and spins it into a gambol through fields of celery and coriander seeds, ground chipotles and sweet paprika.—
Scott Hocker,
theweek,
26 Nov. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.—
Celia Wren,
Washington Post,
12 Dec. 2023
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The early years of the pandemic saw a massive hiring spree in tech, fueled in part by shifting consumer spending habits amid lockdowns.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles then doubled down with another spending spree, adding, retaining or extending pricey players like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Clayton Kershaw, among others.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Is the mixture of frolic and earnestness wholly successful?—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Over and over, between the jokes and the frolics, Jackman demonstrates his unguardedness and ready affection, hugging the occasional person returning from the bathroom, or welling up on camera, with sorrow, or overwhelmed gratitude, or both.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Idyll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idyll. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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