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also idyl
as in lark
a time or instance of carefree fun
her year as a vineyard worker in the south of France was not the idyll that she had expected it to be
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Recent Examples of idyll
Perhaps Michelle, in her countryside idyll is not as sweet as being elderly can stereotypically invoke.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
We’re first introduced to Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) at the height of their cozy idyll.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
Indeed, nary a fast-food chain nor big-box store mars this historic postcard idyll.
—Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
Discover all the town has to offer with Vogue’s guide to Newport, Rhode Island, the perfect retreat for those of us who yearn for summer idyll with a side of history.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
We’re first introduced to Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) at the height of their cozy idyll.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
Indeed, nary a fast-food chain nor big-box store mars this historic postcard idyll.
—Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
Discover all the town has to offer with Vogue’s guide to Newport, Rhode Island, the perfect retreat for those of us who yearn for summer idyll with a side of history.
—Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
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This all might be a campaign lark, particularly given Musk's fuzziness on the math, but at some point the multi-company CEO will be stretched too thin.Dan Primack, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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But Nadja’s job at Cannon Capital is less an anthropological lark than a sign of her own evolving character.Katie Rife, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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However, according to social media, Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, JD Vance, had a memorable fling with one of his roommates— a couch in his Appalachian home growing up.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024
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Where to watch: Netflix ‘Lonely Planet’ In the romantic drama, a posh writers' retreat is the setting for a May-December fling.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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This fun Christmas crashing romp will either end in disaster or two happily-ever-afters!EW.com, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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More than 20 years after making her screen debut in Camp, a beloved romp about the universal experience of being a theater kid, Anna Kendrick is unpacking the sexism of Hollywood through the true-crime genre with her directorial debut.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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The lot of the property covers a substantial area of 0.3-acre, complete with a pool for outdoor enjoyment.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Their job is to create the perfect slimes for the enjoyment of human children, which gets them into all kinds of sticky situations.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
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Salem's focus on confronting a difficult history, teamed with clever marketing and the explosion of the holiday into a mainstream cultural force, has made Salem the country's go-to spot for Halloween revels.Mike Deehan, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
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For instance, Josephus’ account states that around 1,000 revels took their lives toward the siege’s end, but some academics have argued that such an event may never have occurred.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
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In the winning first moments of the show, Mills gambols on as the Narrator, wielding a paint palette and, instead of a brush, a tuft of rainbow-colored gauze.Celia Wren, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
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Once thought to be bipedal, hadrosaurs are now believed to have walked on all fours, though some species may have taken the occasional awkward two-legged gambol.Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2019
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However, authorities said the two brothers’ motive was greed, citing the lavish spending spree — which involved expensive watches, cars, and tennis lessons — the two brothers went on after the slayings.Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles From California to the Bahamas, a young man went on a deadly crime spree with his domineering mother.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Just one day before spirits celebrate a night of frolic on Halloween, The View has once again proven itself to be our planet's foremost breeding ground for noises emanating from another realm (either that or, as Joy Behar observed, an audience member falling off-camera).EW.com, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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All those dogs with no sanctioned place to bark and hump and frolic and fight.Christopher Robbins, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Idyll.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idyll. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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