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Recent Examples of panoptic
The nearly eight-hour final episode of the Jonestown series is, among other things, a panoptic account of urban disorder and left-wing politics in the 1970s, and features a dizzying array of references, including to the anticolonial psychiatrist Frantz Fanon and the filmmaker Terrence Malick.
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Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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
Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoptic
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The team cites the cosmic horror vibes of movies like Prometheus and the encroaching threat of intimidating enemies such as the Zerg from StarCraft as key inspirations for the game world.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Since the light from the cosmic joust took over 11 billion years to reach the instruments, the battle took place when the Universe was about 18 percent of its current age.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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When Autonomous Agents Go Rogue AI agents employ machine learning to continually learn from vast volumes of real-time data.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.—
Susan Rietano Davey,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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Right whales are identified by individual markings on their heads and bodies, with extensive photo catalogues managed by the New England Aquarium.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Make sure to include nuances, counter-intuitive insights, and advanced strategies that only someone with extensive experience would know.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Homelessness among veterans, young people and families was down by wide margins.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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House Speaker Matt Ritter, a Hartford Democrat who controls the agenda, keeps a close eye on the clock in the final days as numerous lawmakers want their bills on a wide variety of issues to pass in a scramble before the midnight adjournment.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Over 1,000 cattle or calf pairs also qualify as a large CAFO.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Bars often use multiple types and shapes, including shaved, cracked, crushed, cubed and large ice cubes and spheres, both produced in molds.—
Isidoro Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Trump's move to oust Harris and Wilcox was part of his far-reaching shakeup and downsizing of the U.S. government, including firing thousands of workers, dismantling federal agencies, installing loyalists in key jobs and purging career officials.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Elie’s brilliant book is a bracing reminder of art’s far-reaching power in matters of the heart and soul.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Paging Stevie Young and his steady, sweeping right arm.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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However, as currently written, the legislation would create sweeping limitations that affect far more than high-risk transactions, including everyday residential purchases.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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The themes represented are equally wide-ranging, from identity politics to environmental concerns and social justice.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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For individual businesses, the benefits are wide-ranging, from cost savings and operational efficiency to resilience and risk reduction.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Panoptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoptic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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