panoptic

adjective

Definition of panopticnext
as in cosmic

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Recent Examples of panoptic Visitors to Boston, today, might choose to stay at the Liberty Hotel, which transformed a panoptic prison into luxury accommodations decorated with whimsical reminders of the building’s past. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026 The nearly eight-hour final episode of the Jonestown series is, among other things, a panoptic account of urban disorder and left-wing politics in the 1970s, and features a dizzying array of references, including to the anticolonial psychiatrist Frantz Fanon and the filmmaker Terrence Malick. — Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 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 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoptic
  1. cosmic
  2. vast
  3. extensive
  4. wide
  5. large
  6. far-reaching
  7. sweeping
  8. wide-ranging
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  • Thus, this system offers scientists a rare chance to study one of the rarest types of binary systems and one of the rarest cosmic explosions.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • That, by itself, makes cosmic news, but the nature of that planet and that moon make the story even stranger.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of cosmic
Adjective
  • DeepSeek challenged the conventional wisdom that developing an advanced AI model requires massive financial investment and vast computing power, and offered competitive pricing.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Tech firms are now addressing this blind spot, deploying AI to analyze vast backlogs of inspection photos and notes, identifying defects like corrosion.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • Leading firms are actively recruiting professionals with extensive client-side experience to enhance service delivery.
    — Will Johnson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Burke’s lawyers sought to expose weaknesses in the prosecution’s case, questioning why investigators had not conducted more extensive testing, including DNA analysis, on certain items found in Burke’s home or on the exterior of his Tesla.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of extensive
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  • Protesters blame Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demand his resignation, but the demonstrations have since expanded into a wider anger over government accountability, spreading to other cities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Demonstrators have clashed this week with police officers, whose tactics have further fueled youth anger and drawn wider support for the protest movement.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of wide
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  • The answer is likely to come this week as the panel considers the world’s largest blackwater wetland, located in Georgia’s southeastern corner, as a World Heritage Site.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • Brent climbed nearly 16% last week, its largest weekly rise since April, and European benchmark natural gas prices saw their highest close since March, according to Deutsche Bank.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of large
Adjective
  • The Senate race in Maine holds far-reaching political implications.
    — Elena Moore, NPR, 25 July 2026
  • Still, the fears spreading among US companies and government officials underscore the stakes of the AI rivalry, and its far-reaching implications for economy, defense and national security.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of far-reaching
Adjective
  • Missouri’s sweeping 6th Congressional District, historically a Republican stronghold, stretches across northern Missouri and touches Kansas City’s Northland.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • When the government raised fuel prices by 50% in 2019, nationwide protests quickly escalated into broader anti-government unrest and were met with a sweeping security crackdown and an internet blackout.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Definition of sweeping
Adjective
  • In a wide-ranging interview with The Louis Theroux Podcast, the director-actress discussed the Tesla CEO, misogyny, and how her films examine relationships and intimacy.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • While focused solutions like automation, advanced AI, digital engineering, and smart operations, can help meet demand, the wide-ranging ecosystem that is the A&D industry may mean companies need to take a more expansive approach.
    — Jean-Louis Rassineux, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of wide-ranging

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