Garden of Eden

noun phrase

Synonyms of Garden of Edennext
: eden

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True Garden of Eden, with 40 percent of the land given over to nature. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025 But as the first few days of the joint men’s and women’s event have demonstrated yet again, there is sometimes a bit of hell in tennis’ Garden of Eden. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Your task is to retrieve a Garden of Eden Creation Kit for your small village of Arroyo, which is suffering from a drought. Bigger, harder, and goofier than its predecessor, Fallout 2 expands both the map and the amount of threats faced by the player. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025 Anderson wants the same for Garden of Eden and other historical Black settlements so their neighborhoods will not be erased. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for Garden of Eden

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First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Garden of Eden was in 1535

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“Garden of Eden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Garden%20of%20Eden. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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