Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Illusory; unreal.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But in fact, the court created yet another gaping hole in the Miranda doctrine - this one backed by what can be described as Alice-in-Wonderland logic.
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That's an odd word to use for policies that most Americans oppose, like cutting Social Security or allowing bankers to enrich themselves by endangering the economy, but theirs is an Alice-in-Wonderland world.
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As we drive past a giant Alice-in-Wonderland teapot built in front of the al Fateh Grand Mosque, the sun begins a fiery descent into the sea across the bay.
Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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As we drive past a giant Alice-in-Wonderland teapot built in front of the al Fateh Grand Mosque, the sun begins a fiery descent into the sea across the bay.
Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise, Part 2 Richard Bangs 2011
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Such an Alice-in-Wonderland position could exist only under the firm umbrella of the U.S. alliance.
Defense Boost Ends Tokyo Drift Michael Auslin 2012
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That's an odd word to use for policies that most Americans oppose, like cutting Social Security or allowing bankers to enrich themselves by endangering the economy, but theirs is an Alice-in-Wonderland world.
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This enables Alice-in-Wonderland filings at the FEC where a $1 million ad buy is magically supplied by no listed donors.
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy: The Apocryphal Midterm Election Ciara Torres-Spelliscy 2010
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That's an odd word to use for policies that most Americans oppose, like cutting Social Security or allowing bankers to enrich themselves by endangering the economy, but theirs is an Alice-in-Wonderland world.
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"Congress should not be permitted to secure and cast politically difficult votes on controversial legislation by deliberately calling something one thing, after which the defenders of that legislation take an" Alice-in-Wonderland "tack and argue in court that Congress really meant something else entirely, thereby circumventing the safeguard that exists to keep their broad power in check," he wrote.
Pot, Meet Kettle James Taranto 2010
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Instead, investors are again left in the Alice-in-Wonderland realm of having to read between Fed distortions to guess what the real value of different assets should be.
Fed Tips Inflation Expectations David Reilly 2010
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