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nirvana

[nir-vah-nuh, -van-uh, ner-] / nɪrˈvɑ nə, -ˈvæn ə, nər- /


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As awful as the pandemic was for just about everyone, it could be considered nirvana for retailers.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Rolling on in a golf cart, David chimes in, singing, “Since we’re building this nirvana we’ll have our own trademarked Benihana.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Religious folks have words for such spasmodic departures from the everyday, like beatitude, nirvana, ecstasy.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

“This isn’t exactly the high-tech nirvana that the futurists of the 1960s were hoping for,” she said.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

And two delicate slippers with the softest leather soles and two giant pearls on each toe, to light her way to nirvana.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan