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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for New Jerusalem
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No matter, the robins are arriving, the sun is climbing higher in the sky and warm days are sure to come soon.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025 -
But the incident has surfaced long-simmering concerns among aviation experts about the nation’s crowded skies and whether there is sufficient staffing at air traffic control towers to safely manage them.—
Jovi Dai,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Considered by many to be a jewel in the University of North Carolina system, its founders envisioned a salon-like utopia, where artists would pass their craft on to young performers.—
Sara Coello,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Feb. 2025
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With Carlile’s strong hand for curation at play, Girls Just Wanna Weekend is a kind of a festival utopia for women, or for anyone who likes women.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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But even if life doesn’t bring me back to that little shop in rural England, that bit of bliss can come back to me.—
Danny Heitman,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Feb. 2025
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Her weekends were spent in old warehouses on the outskirts of the city—rooms filled with blaring techno and young Czechs lost in their own transient states of bliss.—
Puja Patel,
The New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2025
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The show had peaks and valleys, but the strongest stuff — particularly early season dud dates with a rolling list of comedians, including Ben Feldman, Anders Holm, Mark Duplass, Bill Hader, and B.J. Novak (duh) — was rom-com heaven.—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan who was forced to hold up the heavens for eternity.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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In this island paradise, Prospera’s lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent.—
Kevin Spencer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Or establish trade routes with them to boost the health of your paradise's economy?—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
25 Mar. 2024
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They had been promised land and glory in a rapid campaign.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Sep. 2022
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