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
Stock market - The meme stock games that began in 2021 are stretched, the artificial intelligence bubble is bumping into realities, and the hundreds of walking dead companies are stumbling towards oblivion.
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Why, having been forewarned and chosen this form of oblivion, is Craint then so resistant to it?
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
My Self, deprived of oblivion’s dose, is the bloke on the bus who sits too close,
who breathes too loud, who is too warm,
who fills his neighbor with thoughts of harm.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Now, the iceberg has broken free of this watery cage and is floating northeast in the direction of South Georgia Island, where it is expected to break up and melt into oblivion.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Why, having been forewarned and chosen this form of oblivion, is Craint then so resistant to it?
—Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
My Self, deprived of oblivion’s dose, is the bloke on the bus who sits too close,
who breathes too loud, who is too warm,
who fills his neighbor with thoughts of harm.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Now, the iceberg has broken free of this watery cage and is floating northeast in the direction of South Georgia Island, where it is expected to break up and melt into oblivion.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblivion
Noun
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Darrow asked Bryan about the age of the Earth, about biblical miracles, such as when Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and many more questions that revealed not only Bryan’s ignorance of science but his ignorance of the Bible as well.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2025
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Throughout Good Girl, Nila capitalizes on the ignorance of the white Germans around her to pass as anything but Afghan.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Teni, just 2 years old at the time, was forced to witness the appalling scene unfold through a lens of innocence.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Attorneys for Michael Madigan opened their final bid to persuade jurors of his innocence by hearkening back to a memorable nickname for the former speaker: the Sphinx.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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