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paradise

Definition for paradise

noun as in land, feeling of great pleasure; absence of evil

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As I look around at this wild paradise, I finally understand why Roz tried so hard to get back here.

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“It wasn’t the sort of paradise we thought it would be,” McCartney is quoted in the book, “but it didn’t matter, because we were basically spending a lot of time in the studio.”

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California, described by one observer in the late 19th century as “the Jews’ earthly paradise” for the economic and social promise it held, seems to have become newly hostile to Jewish people in recent years.

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"It was very sad in this paradise to have this tragedy occur. It should have been a happy time for that lovely lady."

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But increasingly Bali's unrelenting traffic and pollution - a direct result of its success as a top tourist pick- are leaving those very tourists disappointed with what has long been touted as the "last paradise".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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