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
Without this hazy atmosphere, Pluto’s volatile glaciers would have encountered the full brunt of the sun and frittered away into oblivion.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
For Rodgers, in his 20th season at age 41, acquiring his favorite receiver and close friend presents a ray of optimism in a season quickly imploding into oblivion.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
My family who wanted to bomb the Palestinian Nazis into silly oblivion, and my friends who daily, hourly, sent me open letters to sign and petitions to circulate: ceasefire now, end military aid, stop Nazi Israel, and so on.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
At a company with a long history of predecessor CEOs sticking around and undermining successors, as documented in riveting style by Fortune in 2011, the Starboard-Read playbook for Pfizer of shrinking its way to growth may result in shrinking its way into oblivion.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
For Rodgers, in his 20th season at age 41, acquiring his favorite receiver and close friend presents a ray of optimism in a season quickly imploding into oblivion.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
My family who wanted to bomb the Palestinian Nazis into silly oblivion, and my friends who daily, hourly, sent me open letters to sign and petitions to circulate: ceasefire now, end military aid, stop Nazi Israel, and so on.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
At a company with a long history of predecessor CEOs sticking around and undermining successors, as documented in riveting style by Fortune in 2011, the Starboard-Read playbook for Pfizer of shrinking its way to growth may result in shrinking its way into oblivion.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?Fiona Tapp, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because so many celebrities presume to lecture us on behavior and politics, the game’s display of ignorance on both the professional and civilian side is stunning.Armond White, National Review, 16 Oct. 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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The verdict came as a disappointment to Woodland, who maintains his innocence and had hoped for leniency.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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And last week, Baca filed a motion request a finding of factual innocence, a move that could ease the path to financial compensation for the decades Duran spent behind bars.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Oblivion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblivion. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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