diorama

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In a diorama pitting the carnivorous Acrocanthosaurus against the massive plant-eating Astrodon, it is the larger sauropod that triumphs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025

A diorama of a pride of lions can stand in for a hunt, or for a hierarchy, reinforcing the idea of the lion king.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Formally, a diorama is a single scene in a narrative or story, like one still frame in a movie or one panel in a graphic novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Around the trailer is a mini-wonderland of whimsical moss-covered surfaces, Sasquatch crossing signs and even the occasional gnome diorama.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

I'd finished reading Footlights and I'd finished a diorama of a stage scene.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English