cloud-cuckoo-land

Definition of cloud-cuckoo-landnext

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Noun
  • Lucky is forced to watch as the utopia he was promised crumbles under the weight of corruption.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no utopia without structural change.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
Noun
  • When the show picks up, Lorcan is experiencing a strange series of nightmares centered around a terrifying rabbit-faced man, a creature pulled from Celtic mythology known as a Pooka.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
  • Continue reading … LIGHTS BACK ON — Trump ends DHS' months-long nightmare that left immigration enforcement without funding.
    , FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Upon arriving in Maryland that Tuesday Crosby, who’d had surgery in January to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, underwent a physical exam that included a series of imaging tests.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The missive was identified by researchers Jessica Lockhart and Chana Algarvio during a closer examination of the fragment using advanced imaging.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Cloud-cuckoo-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud-cuckoo-land. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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