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Recent Examples of eidolon To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon. Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon. Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon. Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon. Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon. Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020 To enlist Helen, rather than the more popular The Trojan Women, for an antiwar theme makes sense especially in the wake of the conflict in Iraq: Helen posits that a decade-long war was fought and a civilization destroyed over a mirage, an eidolon. Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine, 2 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eidolon
Noun
  • The Double Shot made our reviewer's hair nice and smooth while giving it volume, and managed to give less frizz than other models.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 9 July 2025
  • Map migration priorities to outcomes such as accelerating innovation, enabling real-time analytics or supporting new digital business models.
    Chetan Mathur, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Wondering why watering in the middle of the day isn't a good idea?
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 10 July 2025
  • Miloš had a wacky idea about Burt Reynolds for a while.
    Jordan Hoffman Updated, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Media personality Bo Dietl, for example, is teaming up with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to raise $10 million through an outside group to challenge Mamdani, the Wall Street Journal reported.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
  • We’re told, for example, that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has at various times stationed at least five people there, including an assistant special agent in charge and two drone operators.
    Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Candidates are subject to a series of tests, including identifying objects that belonged to the previous incarnation.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • Most of them worked for the line in its previous incarnation, including experienced butlers who deliver personalized service to every suite.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The cowboy, that paragon of rugged individualism, stands for stoicism and a wordless sweaty brotherhood.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
  • But would elite athletes, these paragons of super-fitness, really take such a dumb risk?
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025

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“Eidolon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eidolon. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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