as in paradise
a place that is filled with things that are beautiful, impressive, or surprising
The garden was a floral wonderland.
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Recent Examples of wonderland
The amusement park transforms into an enchanting holiday wonderland with more than seven million lights.
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Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2024
At Nemacolin Resort, about 90 minutes southeast of Pittsburgh, guests are whisked off on dogsleds into a winter wonderland.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
This year, kids could play in extra bounce houses, take a magical light walk and play a life-sized wonderland board game.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Between lift passes, lodging, gear and overpriced on-mountain meals, a winter wonderland getaway certainly can come with a hefty price tag.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 21 Dec. 2024
At Nemacolin Resort, about 90 minutes southeast of Pittsburgh, guests are whisked off on dogsleds into a winter wonderland.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
This year, kids could play in extra bounce houses, take a magical light walk and play a life-sized wonderland board game.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Between lift passes, lodging, gear and overpriced on-mountain meals, a winter wonderland getaway certainly can come with a hefty price tag.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderland
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The area — part of the state's Forgotten Coast — is known as a nature lover's paradise with no high-rise buildings or heavy traffic.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2025
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In Butler’s book, climate change has brought destruction to what was once paradise.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Major League Baseball has been going strong for a century and a half, and each team’s regular season lasts 162 games, yet the sport’s version of performance utopia — a perfect game — has only happened 24 times.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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People will dream of utopias rather than dystopias, imagining worlds where cooperation and care are at the forefront.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
refinery29.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Volunteers even began contributing mini whimsical items to the fairyland.—
Cathy Free,
Washington Post,
28 Mar. 2024
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The name Hemlock Neversink might conjure a wooded fairyland, and that idea isn’t too far from the truth.—
Devorah Lev-Tov Zoey Poll Caitie Kelly Devorah Lev-Tov Elinor Hitt Jinnie Lee,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2023
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Just follow the signs to the Blue Heron Way entrance at Freeman Lake Park, and you'll be guided along an illuminated roadway through a Christmas dreamland.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Dec. 2024
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For most of the Copa tournament, up until Fernandez flipped on his Instagram live on that bus, Argentina was in a dreamland.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
19 July 2024
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The toy comes to life, fends off some ornery mice with his sword and leads Clara through a wintry dreamworld of dancing Christmas treats.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Dec. 2024
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So Link’s Awakening is a careful balance of impish humor and light danger — much like David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, which inspired the game (and its dreamworld owls).—
Ashley Bardhan,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
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“Wonderland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderland. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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