as in ignorance
a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
for two weeks each year the stressed-out couple enjoy the blissful oblivion that comes with a vacation at the beach
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Recent Examples of oblivion
Pressly offers an antidote to this fearful existence, inviting readers to slip into oblivion: to recognize the freedom of being temporarily forgotten, and resist the forces that reduce them to what can be gleaned on the internet.
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John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
After Billy’s body passes into oblivion — which may, or may not, have been Mephisto’s doing — his soul basically attached itself to another random kid.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
At best the main characters can battle these forces to a standstill and eke out one more day for the rest of the world to live in blissful oblivion.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Without this hazy atmosphere, Pluto’s volatile glaciers would have encountered the full brunt of the sun and frittered away into oblivion.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
After Billy’s body passes into oblivion — which may, or may not, have been Mephisto’s doing — his soul basically attached itself to another random kid.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
At best the main characters can battle these forces to a standstill and eke out one more day for the rest of the world to live in blissful oblivion.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Without this hazy atmosphere, Pluto’s volatile glaciers would have encountered the full brunt of the sun and frittered away into oblivion.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivion
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After that, ignorance will be bliss for the would-be moneybags.Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Cancer experts told The Hill that research toward cervical cancer prevention and treatment receives less funding compared to other diseases for three main reasons: low late-stage survival rates, ignorance of how prevalent the disease is and stigma surrounding it.Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 3 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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Despite this potential motive, Curtis maintained his innocence from the start.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Monica Schipper/WireImage Jay-Z's lawyer doubled down on claims of his client's innocence on Monday, while disputing the timeline behind a rape accusation that has been leveraged against the music industry titan.Stephanie Maurice, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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