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phantasmagoric

[fan-taz-muh-gawr-ik, -gor-] / fænˌtæz məˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr- /


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Even Miguel de Cervantes’s aging Don Quixote is driven into a phantasmagoric abyss by the reading of chivalrous romance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Celebrating the Declaration of Independence under these circumstances is downright phantasmagoric.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Ali makes these sort of phantasmagoric horror films, in a way.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2024

Set in the aftermath of the first movie, the sequel resumes the story boldly and quickly, delivering visions both phantasmagoric and familiar.

From New York Times Feb. 29, 2024

He must plunge into that phantasmagoric city; he must fly from haunt to haunt; he must drag the depths of every small hell; he must find her to-night.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie




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