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as in pageant
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
the multimedia spectacles that have become established parts of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympic Games
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as in glass
spectacles plural
a pair of lenses set in a frame that is held in place with ear supports and which are usually worn to correct vision
bought a pair of spectacles with nonprescription lenses simply to look more intelligent
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Recent Examples of spectacle
This spectacle isn’t for LaMelo Ball, although a similar scene typically unfolds when the Hornets’ star guard finishes up his routine.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
The wintertime spectacle, featuring a variety of fanciful ice formations, has been held in previous locations in the Twin Cities, but this is its first year at the state fairgrounds.
—John Autey, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence.
—Tara Copp, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The project has been beset by delays, legal challenges, rocketing costs, and the emotionally complicated spectacle of very old Holocaust survivors speaking both in favor and against it.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
The wintertime spectacle, featuring a variety of fanciful ice formations, has been held in previous locations in the Twin Cities, but this is its first year at the state fairgrounds.
—John Autey, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence.
—Tara Copp, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The project has been beset by delays, legal challenges, rocketing costs, and the emotionally complicated spectacle of very old Holocaust survivors speaking both in favor and against it.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectacle
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Moody bested more than 30 other hometown girls in a pageant that judged them on interviews, public speaking, swimsuits and beauty.Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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She was crowned Miss Oklahoma six years later and subsequently represented the state in the 1958 Miss America pageant, finishing third, per Edmond Live & Leisure.Jack Irvin, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Her eyes welled with tears, fogging her black-rimmed glasses.Danielle Bacher, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Halliday's smart glasses support prescription lenses and boast an impressive eight-hour battery life.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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National Zoo members can get a sneak peak from January 10–19, 2025, while the Asia Trail exhibit will open to the public on January 24, 2025.Kaeli Conforti, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The letter to the attorney general was included as an exhibit in a simultaneous effort by Trump's former codefendants in the classified documents case to ask a court to intervene and stop the release of the special counsel's report.Robert Legare, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Breda panopticon was acquired by Being and VDD Project Development and is set to open in 2028 as an exhibition space for audio-visual projects.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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The men in the basket were French exhibition balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries, an American doctor.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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The new projection package will mean Galaxy’s Edge will have a unique nighttime spectacular every night — regardless of whether Disneyland is blasting off fireworks or not.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
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The event itself has evolved from its humble beginnings as a motorcycle endurance run into a multi-class spectacular that draws competitors and spectators from across the globe.Shelby Knick, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The display, however, has an optional upgrade in the form of an anti-reflective matte coating.Ben Sin, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The dire display in the 1-0 defeat away to Bournemouth, where Everton barely laid a glove on their opponents and their limitations were laid bare, saw any remaining support for Dyche from the fanbase wilt away.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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In his time, the low-profile Tangerine Bowl evolved into the Citrus Bowl extravaganza.David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Here, Gracey stages an epic, one-take street extravaganza that celebrates Williams’s success.Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Spectacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectacle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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