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Recent Examples of panoptic
His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since.
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Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Through Khaled’s oddly paralyzed exile, Matar offers a beautifully panoptic portrait of London as the city of literary exile and emigration par excellence, a place where the Arab intelligentsia came in the seventies and eighties and after.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Cheeky or humble, a name like Tiny Universe belies the wide cosmology above Karl Denson, a panoptic saxophonist and bandleader at home in any constellation of the blues – whether abreast of Lenny Kravitz and The Rolling Stones, or as helmsman of his own vessel.
—Nathan Rizzo | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2022
There the internet became mandatory and panoptic.
—1843, 19 June 2020
Visitors to this point of gathering and reflection would have panoptic views of the city, with Dealey Plaza and the downtown skyline in one direction and the future Trinity park in the other.
—Mark Lamster, Reimagining Dealey: We asked a team of leading designers to redesign one of Dallas' most significant spaces, 20 Oct. 2022
The panoptic awareness created by virality is an Eye of Sauron, a lidless and unceasing glare that will follow you to the ends of the earth.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
This was hardly the first significant English poetry anthology, but Quiller-Couch’s attempt to go panoptic, to view with clarity two-thirds of a millennium of verse, pointed to something new.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Browne studies how surveillance technologies have objectified, categorized, and repressed black people, from the panoptic slave ships of the Middle Passage to modern policing tools deployed against protesters.
—Sidney Fussell, Wired, 19 June 2020
Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Through Khaled’s oddly paralyzed exile, Matar offers a beautifully panoptic portrait of London as the city of literary exile and emigration par excellence, a place where the Arab intelligentsia came in the seventies and eighties and after.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Cheeky or humble, a name like Tiny Universe belies the wide cosmology above Karl Denson, a panoptic saxophonist and bandleader at home in any constellation of the blues – whether abreast of Lenny Kravitz and The Rolling Stones, or as helmsman of his own vessel.
—Nathan Rizzo | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2022
There the internet became mandatory and panoptic.
—1843, 19 June 2020
Visitors to this point of gathering and reflection would have panoptic views of the city, with Dealey Plaza and the downtown skyline in one direction and the future Trinity park in the other.
—Mark Lamster, Reimagining Dealey: We asked a team of leading designers to redesign one of Dallas' most significant spaces, 20 Oct. 2022
The panoptic awareness created by virality is an Eye of Sauron, a lidless and unceasing glare that will follow you to the ends of the earth.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
This was hardly the first significant English poetry anthology, but Quiller-Couch’s attempt to go panoptic, to view with clarity two-thirds of a millennium of verse, pointed to something new.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Browne studies how surveillance technologies have objectified, categorized, and repressed black people, from the panoptic slave ships of the Middle Passage to modern policing tools deployed against protesters.
—Sidney Fussell, Wired, 19 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoptic
Adjective
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And my process essentially emerges from trying to figure out strategies to deal with this really complex relationship between the reduction of photography and the cosmic beauty of the human experience.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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That creates a barrier between the part of space dominated by the solar wind and the rest of the universe, leaving our cosmic neighborhood in this sort of solar wind chamber.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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That legislation, passed in 1980, acknowledges the unique management challenges of Alaska’s vast tracts of public lands and requires federal agencies to cooperate with state managers.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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The startup founded in 2023 has said its AI models either match or outperform top U.S. rivals at a fraction of the cost, challenging the view that scaling AI requires vast computing power and investment.—
Aditya Soni and Zaheer Kachwala,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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The move to cast Culpo in the John Wells drama is part of Fox’s extensive Super Bowl LIX coverage.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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Williams and Wilmore brought extensive experience in EVAs—or extravehicular activities—to this mission.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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After the plan was finalized in 2016, Scofield faced the thankless task of balancing clean energy with a wide range of competing interests — not just conservation but also hiking, camping, off-roading, mining and more.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Sean Kelly Gallery, which has participated in the last seven editions of Maco, brought a wide range of artists at prices ranging from $12,000 to $225,000, with some emphasis on Latin American artists on the roster, including Ana González and Jose Dávila.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This week, coffee prices hit a new high after the Trump administration threatened a 25% tariff on Colombia — the third largest coffee-producing country in the world.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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The large remote-locking saddlebags can be complemented by an optional top case, and there are powerlets for charging phones and other gear on board.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Bring a bike to pedal 4.5 miles on the Washington Ditch Trail to reach the pier for far-reaching lake views.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
2 Feb. 2025
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The implications of Trump’s pardon power are far-reaching and have significant consequences for the rule of law and accountability in the US.—
Steven Delco,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2025
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The mixed response is an example of the challenge the company faces implementing its sweeping plan to revive the struggling chain.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, the task force released a groundbreaking report filled with over 100 policy recommendations, ranging from financial compensation to sweeping reforms in education, housing, and criminal justice.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Canada’s list of affected goods is wide-ranging and meant to hurt regional industries.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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The duties of volunteers and staff at Casey’s are wide-ranging.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Panoptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoptic. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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