spectacle
Example Sentences
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More than a spectacle, the event was meant to serve as what Mr. Bordewich calls a “grand theater of national harmony where Americans could come together again in a performance of patriotic self-affirmation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The findings may have important implications beyond the visual spectacle of auroras.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Things that have that look of the Wiltern help not just create a spectacle, but give you something really beautiful to look at.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It’s not trivializing this summit or missing the point, I would argue, to understand it as first and foremost a semiotic spectacle, conducted through language, symbols and signifiers.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
But I remained focused on the spectacle right in front of me.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing spectacle
Party Parlance for Mardi Gras
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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Chains
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