illusion
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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, actress Juliet Stevenson praised Pike's actions, underlining how actors and audiences share a mutual "responsibility" in maintaining the "illusion" of an "imaginative world".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It’s all just bravado and illusion in a show where the magician has no bunnies left to pull from his top hat.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Audiences were wowed by the illusion of motion that emerged in this relatively simple manner.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Cosm works best when it’s able to use its venue to create the illusion of no longer being a spectator, when the space itself starts to feel like a living theater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Light here serves as a device to create the convincing illusion that David is standing before us.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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English Words Derived from French, List 1
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