nirvana
noun
nir·va·na
nir-ˈvä-nə 
(ˌ)nər-
often capitalized
1
: the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a) that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
2
b
: a goal hoped for but apparently unattainable : dream
… that nirvana of the … weatherman: A foolproof system of forecasting.—
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Examples of nirvana in a Sentence
the spa experience was a week of pure nirvana
the popular fantasy that life as a beachcomber in the South Pacific would be never-ending nirvana
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This Broadway Center Stage mounting is a tightly packed clown car, speeding to musical-theater nirvana.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
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—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2022
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—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
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Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
Several tournament anglers have lived big bass nirvana on Rayburn in recent times, including a trio of single-day tournament catches topping the 40-pound mark on five fish.
—Matt Williams, Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2022
Cord-cutters who initially found streaming to be a low-cost nirvana have seen that dream pretty much dashed as the number of streaming platforms has exploded and prices have risen.
—Vulture, 11 Aug. 2022
The key to achieving this nirvana is first to ensure that the star in question has a broad, diverse repertory that became the soundtrack to the key moments of life.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
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“Nirvana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nirvana. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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