tesseract
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Thanos’ quest for power in the form of the tesseract (the cosmic cube) was revealed to be a mating ritual to attract the attention of the personification of Death. — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Avengers: Infinity War' Has Delivered the Definitive Thanos," 28 Apr. 2018 The three guardian beings transport Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and her friend, around the stars by way of tesseracts, a nifty way of space travel. — refinery29.com, "A Wrinkle In Time," 7 Mar. 2018 Travel across time and space simply happens—the only gesture toward an explanation is that something called a tesseract does the trick. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Review: Disney Trips on a Tesseract," 8 Mar. 2018 Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has the tesseract, Peter Parker is on a school bus and sees his armhair is tingling (Spider-sense? — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Avengers: Infinity War' — Blockbuster First Trailer Brings D23 to Its Feet," 15 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tesseract.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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