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as in mise-en-scène
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as in spectacle
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Recent Examples of tableau
Yet, there remains a wonderful dissonance to the tableau.
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Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
Church members, along with live animals, will recreate the tableau of Jesus’ birth in the manger.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
This location showcases Cloud Dancer decor in partnership with Montblanc, transforming the lobby into a winter tableau.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
There’s something irresistible about this tableau of mismatched illustrations—the disparate drawing styles somehow find a perfect rhythm together.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
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Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 16 Dec. 2025
Church members, along with live animals, will recreate the tableau of Jesus’ birth in the manger.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
This location showcases Cloud Dancer decor in partnership with Montblanc, transforming the lobby into a winter tableau.
—Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
There’s something irresistible about this tableau of mismatched illustrations—the disparate drawing styles somehow find a perfect rhythm together.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableau
Noun
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All the pomp and circumstance without the promise of a worthy spectacle.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The dancing was kinetic and unrelenting, the show studded with myriad Easter eggs reflecting his heritage, the spectacle one of the most bracing and heartfelt the NFL has hosted in recent history.—
Jason Lamphier,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The ballroom made for a fitting backdrop, with its antique brass chandeliers and faded floral frescoes.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Against this pastoral backdrop, Bad Bunny stood looking modern and fly, in a boxy white shirt patterned like an NFL jersey.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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And for the first time, the Puppy Bowl will spotlight senior dogs in a special halftime exhibition game between Team Oldies and Team Goldies.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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The exhibition opened with a Friday celebration that featured poetry, live art and two short films.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each sip serves as an invitation to slow down to the rhythms of the rails, to savor the scenery as the world goes by.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Each location was selected for the quality of its trails, landscape, and travel-worthy qualities, along with adjacent culture, food, and scenery.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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Demonstrating biological signal production in situ.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Those videos, especially in the case of Alex Pretti’s shooting, drowned out both the slop and slick government productions.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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On the walls and propped up against the room’s perimeter are frames and presentation boards.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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At the start of Joanne Schwartz’s presentation in Newport Beach recently, the expert amateur mycologist acknowledged the number of recent deaths caused by toxic fungi.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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My focus is on job approval, which not only captures a president’s popularity but has a huge impact on the performance of the president’s party in other elections, such as the upcoming November midterms.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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While Bad Bunny’s performance had the advantage of being live at the game, Turning Point’s show brought in a sizable number of streamers.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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One of the most striking demonstrations involved encoding an image of the Mona Lisa into the smart skin.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday, these demonstrations escalated as participants blocked harbor pilot operations at the port, forcing a suspension of ship movements between the jetties and the port’s outer anchorage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Tableau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableau. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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