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Recent Examples of mind-bending
Immerse yourself in experiential pieces, giant sculptures, and mind-bending installations, learning the fascinating stories behind each of the artworks.
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Rana Good, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Both of these Olivier-winning stage shows are new adventures set amid global phenomenons, complete with cameos by familiar faces and live renditions of mind-bending spectacles — albeit for very different narrative contexts and with drastically distinct audience impacts.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Pika is known for these kinds of mind-bending effects anyone can do.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
As a horror filmmaker, Barker is also developing a feature length version of The Chair, a mind-bending 25-minute short that has attracted more than 7 million views on YouTube.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
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Rana Good, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Both of these Olivier-winning stage shows are new adventures set amid global phenomenons, complete with cameos by familiar faces and live renditions of mind-bending spectacles — albeit for very different narrative contexts and with drastically distinct audience impacts.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Pika is known for these kinds of mind-bending effects anyone can do.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
As a horror filmmaker, Barker is also developing a feature length version of The Chair, a mind-bending 25-minute short that has attracted more than 7 million views on YouTube.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind-bending
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Tim Duncan has 37 points and 16 rebounds, and Tony Parker adds 27 points to help the San Antonio Spurs overpower the Lakers 110-82 to win the Western Conference semifinal series 4-2. 2004 — With one breathtaking surge, Smarty Jones posts a record 11½-length victory in the Preakness.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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Known for her boundary-pushing creativity and breathtaking stage presence, Taylor will also be spearheading the creative direction for the 106 & Park 25th Anniversary Tribute.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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This is a good fight trending toward an exciting finish.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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His aggressive, exciting driving style is already winning over fans.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Maureen Murphy made things interesting late in the third period, cutting the Ottawa lead in half with five minutes remaining.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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There’s something quite interesting about the actor’s experience.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 May 2025
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And, as alluded to at the start, mid-season numbers are ultimately meaningless, except that, in this instance, they are both entrenched and intriguing.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The smells, on the other hand, were intriguing—solvents, 3D printers, some other rapid prototyping, or maybe all of it all at once.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Pretending to apply makeup with toys, or occasionally smearing some real makeup on with adult supervision, can be a healthy way for kids to explore that idea—and a fun, even thrilling way to assert their sense of self.—
Faran Krentcil,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2025
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Real Madrid is coming off a thrilling match against Barcelona in which Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick with goals in the 5', 14', and 70'.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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“Mind-bending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind-bending. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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