cloudlands

noun

plural of cloudland
as in cloud-cuckoo-lands

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  1. utopias
  2. nightmares
Noun
  • In the early days, utopias were generally located on our own planet, in places as yet undiscovered, or which were so far away that anything was possible.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Like so many Californian utopias to follow, the missions had become a tragedy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Definition of utopias
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  • Its heroine, Calypso, wakes up each day to find her dreams – or nightmares – become part of her real life.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In outline, these are elegant Bond-villain machines for faceless, leaderless, pervasive espionage and assassination, the stuff of paranoid nightmares and stochastic violence.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of nightmares
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“Cloudlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloudlands. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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