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Recent Examples of phantasmagoria
And a phantasmagoria of an inning began a descent that took the Tigers one step closer to absolute rock bottom.
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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
The 90-minute opera is basically a phantasmagoria of how Schoenberg got here.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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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
The 90-minute opera is basically a phantasmagoria of how Schoenberg got here.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantasmagoria
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Upstairs, the kitchen features a rainbow motif and original checkerboard floor; hallways bear a kaleidoscope of wallpaper prints; and Martin’s office (The Download Den) has a custom intarsia rug inspired by Italian churches.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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At that moment, the mirror reflecting the entire contents of Frenza’s mind from the past few days shatters in a kaleidoscope of dreams.—
Agnieszka Szpila,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The findings unearth a trove of questions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Conversely, perhaps Disney’s trove of characters can be the driving force that turns Fortnite around.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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The early 2000s offered a treasure trove of trends–think, crimped hair and icy blue eyeshadow.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2026
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Feldman has accumulated a treasure trove of old pictures — funny and, in a bigger sense, heartbreaking — of innocent, pre-fame Kiedis, Flea and Slovak goofing off and hanging out.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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This assortment also includes a large selection of earrings, bracelets, anklets, rings, hair tie sets, keychains and more.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The first release of an eight-album series in which American composer and pianist Michael Harrison collaborates with a global assortment of artists combining Eastern and Western musical traditions.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Iranian movies have been among the treasures of world cinema long before the Oscars deigned to take notice, of course, and also before the Islamic Revolution installed the current regime, in 1979.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sean O’Byrne of the Downtown Council wrote in a letter that the project will grow the neighborhood and tax base while driving more development along Main Street and restoring an architectural treasure.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Phantasmagoria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantasmagoria. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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