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Recent Examples of phantasmagoria
Maxine Tarnow, the Upper West Side fraud investigator, moves through a Manhattan already haunted by 9/11 and by the virtual phantasmagoria of the early internet.
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
And a phantasmagoria of an inning began a descent that took the Tigers one step closer to absolute rock bottom.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Pan’s final pages are a kaleidoscope of phantasmagoria and philosophic bewilderment, a refusal of closure and clarity that is seemingly—and fittingly—designed to give readers a heavy dose of, to use the clinical term, derealization.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
In the shadow of Coppola’s collective political fantasy Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 phantasmagoria Apocalypse Now put the concept of social disaster and political psychosis into the mainstream, from the Vietnam War to the Covidapocalypse.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
And a phantasmagoria of an inning began a descent that took the Tigers one step closer to absolute rock bottom.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Pan’s final pages are a kaleidoscope of phantasmagoria and philosophic bewilderment, a refusal of closure and clarity that is seemingly—and fittingly—designed to give readers a heavy dose of, to use the clinical term, derealization.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
In the shadow of Coppola’s collective political fantasy Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 phantasmagoria Apocalypse Now put the concept of social disaster and political psychosis into the mainstream, from the Vietnam War to the Covidapocalypse.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantasmagoria
Noun
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There’s no actual metal on Pareidolia, just fragments that Muir has excavated from metal’s marginalia and spun into what resembles a kaleidoscope filled with black beads.—
Brad Sanders,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
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More than 40 years later, McDonough can’t imagine doing anything other than working a kaleidoscope of colorful stones into pieces inspired by her many passions, which range from the ballet to Liverpool’s football team to the great outdoors.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The prosecuting attorneys also had access to a trove of Nazi documents to build their cases.—
B.B. Blaber,
The Conversation,
8 Dec. 2025
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The Bennu asteroid, a space rock not too far from Earth that is rich in carbon, continues to be a trove of information for scientists keen to learn about how life may have begun in our solar system.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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Make sure to step inside the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, which is a treasure trove of art and architecture, and even has activity booklets for kids.—
Carolyn Ryberg,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Nov. 2025
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After that fateful hunt, when Jeff's dog, Estee found all that stinky goodness, Ben and Jeff divided their treasure trove and gave Rowan a small sample to enjoy.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
26 Nov. 2025
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Each sister influenced a different section of the assortment, which Quay developed to reflect their individual styles while still reading as one family offering.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
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Looking ahead Beyond the fidgets that make up the majority of their inventory, Victoria Essie Studio still sells an assortment of earrings and homewares like trinket dishes and coasters.—
Jennifer Liu
Valentina Duarte,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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The pair kept venturing farther across the rocks, hoping to find more treasures along the shoreline.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Witter is Desert Vintage’s longest-serving employee, save for its current owners, Roberto Cowan and Salima Boufelfel, and is in charge of categorizing and dating the rare and glorious treasures that come through the shop’s doors.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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“Phantasmagoria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantasmagoria. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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