phantasmagoria

noun

Definition of phantasmagorianext
as in kaleidoscope

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Recent Examples of phantasmagoria More than ever before, Industry is a high-low phantasmagoria of decadence, amorality, and vice set in the pressure cooker of international finance. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026 Maxine Tarnow, the Upper West Side fraud investigator, moves through a Manhattan already haunted by 9/11 and by the virtual phantasmagoria of the early internet. — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025 And a phantasmagoria of an inning began a descent that took the Tigers one step closer to absolute rock bottom. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 In the shadow of Coppola’s collective political fantasy Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 phantasmagoria Apocalypse Now put the concept of social disaster and political psychosis into the mainstream, from the Vietnam War to the Covidapocalypse. — Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for phantasmagoria
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantasmagoria
  1. kaleidoscope
  2. trove
  3. treasure trove
  4. assortment
  5. treasure
Noun
  • Pinpricks of light — such as those that shine through a colander, or the gaps in a leaf — will also appear to mirror the scene above, creating a kaleidoscope of tiny bright crescents.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Near the end of the novel, the reader finds Anna living inside a kaleidoscope of catastrophe.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of kaleidoscope
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  • Each piece of the silver trove—the bars, jewelry, coins, and scrap metal—could have been used for payment in Viking society.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The trove of women’s bloomers, drawers, knickers, brassieres, corsets, and girdles is just a small part of the school’s historic clothing collection, with images shared by the University of Wyoming Libraries via JSTOR.
    — April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • All of Roman’s data will be made publicly available as soon as it is processed on Earth, providing a treasure trove for scientists to mine for answers to a multitude of cosmic queries.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In total, the treasure trove, along with other musical items that are part of Music Memorabilia Live Auction, is expected to fetch a cool $4 million.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of treasure trove
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  • The announcement marks yet another win for the Midwest, with the magazine praising John's Food & Wine for its warm atmosphere, crisp cocktails and delicious assortment of American fare.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Jim Boscov, chairman and CEO at Boscov’s, said the retailer has always been differentiated on value, assortment and service.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of assortment
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  • Most of the treasure’s weight comes from bars, jewelry and silver clips, with coins only making up a small part of it.
    — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In this exclusive excerpt, Austin discusses her decision to part with everything, and the process of combing through the home and finding the treasures Mercury left behind.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Phantasmagoria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantasmagoria. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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