illusion
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They explore how Top Model’s central promise—a fast track to a career in the fashion industry—was ultimately an illusion used to make great television at the expense of the contestants.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
It is literature about a disavowal of literature: an illusion of a book that cannot be written.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
It is actually something of an optical illusion, for the options are not getting more expensive in terms of price as the earnings date approaches, but in fact are remaining the same.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Scotland fans on social media have compared the new away jersey to the optical illusion dress that became an internet sensation in 2015.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
From the moon, he argued, one would have the illusion that the moon was stationary and that the Earth floated through the sky.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing illusion
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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English Words Derived from French, List 1
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