kaleidoscope

noun

Definition of kaleidoscopenext
1
as in phantasmagoria

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2
as in panorama

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Recent Examples of kaleidoscope There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads. — Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 8 June 2026 Rhys gave a kaleidoscope of options depicting the miniseries’ most unexpected act of violence, revealed in the fourth episode. — Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 These parties left the Powells with a kaleidoscope of bad memories. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 4 June 2026 To get a kaleidoscope of colors, use a variety of berries. — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for kaleidoscope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kaleidoscope
  1. phantasmagoria
  2. panorama
  3. assortment
  4. montage
  5. trove
  6. drama
  7. treasure trove
  8. treasure
Noun
  • The production at the Winter Garden Theatre, starring Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf, unfolds in a surreal garage space, where Willy Loman parks his car after returning from an aborted sales trip and a phantasmagoria of his exhausted life plays out around him.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • More than ever before, Industry is a high-low phantasmagoria of decadence, amorality, and vice set in the pressure cooker of international finance.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of phantasmagoria
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  • Ernaux, the surprise French Nobel winner, packs this absorbing panorama with domestic, academic, and pop-cultural details.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
  • Those windows wrap around the entire box, teaming with the cab windshield to bring the outdoors inside via a full 360-degree panorama.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
Definition of panorama
Noun
  • Cotliar went on to work at an assortment of local papers around Los Angeles, then caught wind that The Times had an opening.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The Protect Illinois Communities Act was signed into law in 2023 by Pritzker and bans AR-15 rifles and similar guns, large-capacity magazines and an assortment of attachments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of assortment
Noun
  • The trailer opens with a montage of a glowing Lily (Lively) walking through Boston.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of montage
Noun
  • Here, that means Meta opening up the vast trove of content already on its platform to power a new AI tool.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The Kansas Young Republicans organization disbanded last fall after POLITICO released a trove of racist and derogatory messages exchanged in a group chat between young GOP members in four states.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of trove
Noun
  • The level of soccer wasn’t always high, but the elevation and drama were — two goals 98 seconds apart, two PKs, one red card, endless stoppage time, two nations holding their breaths.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • By evening, steady gestures can replace drama, and simple follow-through helps rebuild trust.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Definition of drama
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  • The burning question now is when will the Hornets use that treasure trove to go and out and bring in a big-name talent?
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • On it, Paula finds a treasure trove of videos of Trevor with his various clients.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of treasure trove
Noun
  • The weekly markets turn to late-season treasure—figs, truffles, chestnuts, cheeses and olives.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Enola also realizes that Tewkesbury's family must have hidden the gold in Maltese cliff, because Tewkesbury previously told her stories about a treasure hidden there.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of treasure

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