panoptic

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Recent Examples of panoptic 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 His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since. Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since. Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 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 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 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 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 This was hardly the first significant English poetry anthology, but Quiller-Couch’s attempt to go panoptic, to view with clarity two-thirds of a millennium of verse, pointed to something new. Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoptic
Adjective
  • The project blends true crime with cosmic horror elements.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 June 2025
  • As for cosmic weather this week, note that power struggles around ideas may arise on June 29, while July 4 could bring big ups, downs or spontaneity to relationships.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • With a double harbor set at the tip of a long and sinewy peninsula on a highly strategic coastline, Knidos grew rich from its favorable natural position and from trading wine, olive oil and vast quantities of amphorae.
    Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Police pointed out that the vast majority of deaths at the time occurred after the park’s closing time and encouraged community members to be mindful of local rules.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • His injuries left him unable to work, leading to financial woes that were exacerbated by extensive hospital bills for medical care, diagnostic tests and therapy, Moore wrote.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
  • Now, the Hornets play at the Spectrum Center in uptown, which is undergoing extensive renovations.
    Katie Black, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • In wider terms, she was voted the best midfielder in the division.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2025
  • Either way, this is launching into early access this July, so it won't be entirely finished or get a wider release just yet, but if Grounded is anything to go by it should be pretty good from the get-go either way.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Stablecoins are coming forward as one of the most plausible crypto applications for real-world transactions, and several of the largest retailers globally, including Walmart (NYSE:WMT), are taking note.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • New Trees, Shrubs, and Perennials Recently planted trees, shrubs, and perennials don’t have a far-reaching root system that can mine for water during a heat wave.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
  • Barrett also explained that injunctions can have far-reaching effects in class actions, which courts must certify under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and where numerous people are represented.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • One data point, one bad shooting performance, is no reason to draw sweeping conclusions.
    Derek Newton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The Senate is currently deliberating the sweeping Republican tax and spending bill, which President Trump wants Congress to send to him by Friday.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Ragusa recently filed a wide-ranging whistleblower and employment discrimination lawsuit against the city.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
  • Best Buy has named Neal Sample as its new chief digital and technology officer, bringing in a seasoned executive with a wide-ranging background to accelerate the company’s digital transformation.
    Peter High, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

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“Panoptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoptic. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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