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New Jerusalem

noun

-jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm

Definition of New Jerusalem

as in sky

a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem

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as in utopia

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem

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Noun

Bright stars or planets such as Venus may shine in the dark sky, and the air temperature will drop as the sun disappears.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
One of the best meteor showers of the year peaks this week, and Mother Nature has given us an almost perfect setup in the sky.

— Joe Ruch, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Turner gave me a framework for understanding how a profoundly anti-institutional ethos took hold, one that treated democratic institutions as obstacles to be bulldozed on the way to cyber-utopia.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Elon Musk and this sort of fantasy of a future techno-utopia Gaza.

— Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of utopia

Noun

Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026
There’s a shot of Banderas biting into a tomato that’s pure bliss for him and us.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of bliss

Noun

Memories of paradise Sentir Cubano holds that prosperous paradise so many Cubans remember.

— Sarah Moreno August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
With its iconic canals, Gothic architecture, Moorish windows, and artisan legacy spanning everything from Murano glass and Burano lace to terrazzo flooring, Venice is a design lover's paradise.

— Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of paradise

Noun

Sounds like heaven to me, but your security posture mileage may vary!

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

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In 1851, the signing of the Treaty at Forks of Cosumnes River promised land along the Cosumnes River where local tribes could live.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
In fact, at one time any man who signed up for the Continental Army was promised land that rightfully belonged to Native Americans.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025

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