as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
many gourmets still regard Paris as a culinary Cockaigne
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Recent Examples of Cockaigne
The Cockaigne Resort in upstate New York closed in February, after getting just 35 to 37 inches of snow this past winter, according to its website.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 May 2023
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Cockaigne
Noun
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History shows us that promises of utopia are dangerous.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The anticipation of a world grown stale, the rot of what America had left behind ever ready to encroach, was of a piece with the puritan hunger for utopia.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Visitors can step into a foodie paradise featuring high-quality ingredients from honeys and oils to spice & sauce seasoning and BBQ rubs, delectable street food from Peru, Korea, India, Turkey, Scandinavia and more.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The Galápagos Islands of Ecuador need no introduction: The famous laboratory for Charles Darwin and his research on evolution are a naturalist’s paradise, brimming with endemic species.—
Jennifer Flowers,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2025
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Everyone will be looking at the heavens through powerful amateur telescopes.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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Blasts of wind, rolling surf, fissuring earth: these elemental threats appear and disappear like signs from the heavens, harbingers of the end times.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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“Cockaigne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Cockaigne. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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