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diorama

[dahy-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh] / ˌdaɪ əˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ mə /


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Despite these hardships, they formed a community, depicted by a slave-cabin diorama and a display of everyday artifacts found on the property, such as tobacco pipes, a jaw harp, pottery and other items.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

"It successfully generated enough formic acid to power a miniature diorama in the pavilion, showing its potential as an efficient artificial photosynthesis system that could potentially be used to charge applications in our homes."

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

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

For starters, diorama designers of the future could experiment with more human-altered landscapes, such as the L.A. backyard scene.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2024

It would be a perfect moment to freeze in time and make into a little diorama that I could inhabit for an eternity.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

I descended into a crevice in the earth shrouded by foliage, and passed through stone chambers with dioramas with an audio-guide explaining the dramatic saga.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 27, 2025

According to Axios, Trump has had models and dioramas built for other projects he is considering and has directed how and where new marble-tiled floors would be laid in the White House.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

There’s a quest, with a light puzzle to solve, that encourages guests to carefully read each of the five core fairy tales and look intently into its dioramas.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2025

It was the same setup as the Egyptian Museum back in December, except this time there were volcanoes and molecule dioramas on the tables instead of pyramids and pharaohs.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio




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