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Recent Examples of panoptic
Through Khaled’s oddly paralyzed exile, Matar offers a beautifully panoptic portrait of London as the city of literary exile and emigration par excellence, a place where the Arab intelligentsia came in the seventies and eighties and after.
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James Wood, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Cheeky or humble, a name like Tiny Universe belies the wide cosmology above Karl Denson, a panoptic saxophonist and bandleader at home in any constellation of the blues – whether abreast of Lenny Kravitz and The Rolling Stones, or as helmsman of his own vessel.
—Nathan Rizzo | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2022
There the internet became mandatory and panoptic.
—1843, 19 June 2020
Visitors to this point of gathering and reflection would have panoptic views of the city, with Dealey Plaza and the downtown skyline in one direction and the future Trinity park in the other.
—Mark Lamster, Reimagining Dealey: We asked a team of leading designers to redesign one of Dallas' most significant spaces, 20 Oct. 2022
The panoptic awareness created by virality is an Eye of Sauron, a lidless and unceasing glare that will follow you to the ends of the earth.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
This was hardly the first significant English poetry anthology, but Quiller-Couch’s attempt to go panoptic, to view with clarity two-thirds of a millennium of verse, pointed to something new.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Browne studies how surveillance technologies have objectified, categorized, and repressed black people, from the panoptic slave ships of the Middle Passage to modern policing tools deployed against protesters.
—Sidney Fussell, Wired, 19 June 2020
The pressures of anchoring a hit show compelled McGoohan to conjure a panoptic resort/prison for priceless intelligence assets called The Village, and cult history was made.
—Scott Thill, WIRED, 24 July 2009
James Wood, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Cheeky or humble, a name like Tiny Universe belies the wide cosmology above Karl Denson, a panoptic saxophonist and bandleader at home in any constellation of the blues – whether abreast of Lenny Kravitz and The Rolling Stones, or as helmsman of his own vessel.
—Nathan Rizzo | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2022
There the internet became mandatory and panoptic.
—1843, 19 June 2020
Visitors to this point of gathering and reflection would have panoptic views of the city, with Dealey Plaza and the downtown skyline in one direction and the future Trinity park in the other.
—Mark Lamster, Reimagining Dealey: We asked a team of leading designers to redesign one of Dallas' most significant spaces, 20 Oct. 2022
The panoptic awareness created by virality is an Eye of Sauron, a lidless and unceasing glare that will follow you to the ends of the earth.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
This was hardly the first significant English poetry anthology, but Quiller-Couch’s attempt to go panoptic, to view with clarity two-thirds of a millennium of verse, pointed to something new.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Browne studies how surveillance technologies have objectified, categorized, and repressed black people, from the panoptic slave ships of the Middle Passage to modern policing tools deployed against protesters.
—Sidney Fussell, Wired, 19 June 2020
The pressures of anchoring a hit show compelled McGoohan to conjure a panoptic resort/prison for priceless intelligence assets called The Village, and cult history was made.
—Scott Thill, WIRED, 24 July 2009
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoptic
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And some sky-gazers will be able to glimpse a cosmic magic trick when the moon appears to pass in front of Mars.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Here's what the cosmos have in store for your zodiac sign this week, according to celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas Comments Get ready for a very busy cosmic week!Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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There’s a covered terrace, complete with an outdoor kitchen plus a second terrace, nestled amidst the woods and overlooking a vast clearing.Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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An image immediately came to mind: Frisch, Buck, and Boebert, all of them neighbors on the vast flatlands of Windsor.Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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The communication breakdown often stems from uncertainties, including difficulty identifying the most suitable candidate, feeling overwhelmed by the extensive volume of applicants and experiencing internal hesitation about an individual's potential organizational fit.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, locals like former NBCUniversal executive Ron Meyer and Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio have extensive and irreplaceable collections.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Originally shared as wedding favors, these tiny delights soon won the wider public’s affection and started being sold everywhere.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
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McManus, who was 20-for-21 on field goals this season, pushed a 38-yarder wide right.Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Jazz cruised from there, with its lead growing to as large as 43 points.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
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The real money is in competitive-balance tax proceeds, and thanks to the spending of teams such as the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, the numbers keep getting larger.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Over the past several terms, when faced with far-reaching religious liberty cases, the Court sided with both the text of the Constitution and the intent of the Founders.Kelly Shackelford, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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The case could have far-reaching implications for free speech.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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But for the wing of the Republican Party that has been pushing sweeping election reform since the 2020 contest, the work continues.Miles Parks, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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Canadian officials have been talking to incoming Trump administration officials about increasing border security in an effort to avoid a sweeping 25% tariff that Trump has threatened to impose on all Canadian products.Jim Morris, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns about Russia, a potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and the resurgence of ISIS.NPR, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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During the wide-ranging discussion, which was riddled with disinformation, Musk asked Weidel to address German voters’ concern that her party is far right.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Panoptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoptic. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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