cloud-cuckoo-land

noun

Definition of cloud-cuckoo-landnext
as in utopia

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Recent Examples of cloud-cuckoo-land Already the viewer is in cloud-cuckoo-land; the pavement might as well erupt with the sandworms of Arrakis. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
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  1. utopia
  2. cloudland
  3. nightmare
  4. imaging
Noun
  • Tejedor is a Swiss filmmaker and journalist whose work explores utopias and the relationship between individuals and authority across the former Soviet Union and its satellite states.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There still exists in him the hope for a return to his idealistic notion of the box being a portal for dimensional advancement, where diseases could be cured, peace could be achieved, and a techno-utopia might be possible across all worlds.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of utopia
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  • In an intoxicated fever dream, Don Quixote ascends to a mythical cloudland full of dancing dryads.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
Definition of cloudland
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  • After the raid, his daughter struggled with recurring nightmares, the lawsuit said.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Recurring nightmares Juana Rodriguez attended the festival with her three-year-old son.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of nightmare
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  • The problem is that the information someone needs at a particular moment may be buried in a clinical note, an imaging report, a dashboard or another system entirely.
    — Sujay Jadhav, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • They are diagnosed with imaging tests including an X-ray or a CT scan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of imaging

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