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Recent Examples of panoptic
His deep understanding of the law and panoptic attention in the courtroom have informed his fiction ever since.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panoptic
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Blue Ghost is carrying 10 NASA experiments on board, including a drill to measure lunar heat flow, an instrument to collect rock samples and an X-ray imager to study how Earth's magnetic field is impacted by cosmic forces such as solar wind.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
2 Mar. 2025
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As for cosmic weather, March 2 will be quite dreamy, optimistic and social.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The two lone wolves traverse a wasteland of vast canyons, derelict cityscapes and blazing oil fields, digitally rendered on blue screens.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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What to Do Sure, wine tasting and farm-to-table dining is why many travelers come to the Willamette Valley to begin with, but its vast beauty shouldn't be wasted.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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These traditional user interfaces are filled with extensive menu options, complex navigation systems and unique labeling systems.—
Praerit Garg,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The medical record summaries quickly and accurately extract and organize vital medical information from extensive records, while the medical billing summaries meticulously report every medical expense.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Though disavowed by Trump during the presidential campaign, Project 2025 contains a wide variety of policy positions consistent with what the President has laid out and implemented through executive orders during his first six weeks in office.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Does the brand offer a wide shade range inclusive of consumers with all skin tones and undertones?—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
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View Comments And the risks of taking such a heavy-handed and broad-based approach against such a large volume of goods (43% of all US imports) are just too great to sugarcoat, said Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Financial Group.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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This shift will let people move into more strategic roles, reallocating thousands of hours annually in larger offices.—
Robert Mallernee,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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The erosion of democracy in Pakistan has far-reaching consequences.—
Imran Khan,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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What Happens Next The dramatic turn of events could have far-reaching consequences in Europe and beyond.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The skirt alone contains 190,000 crystal sequin and rhinestone embellishments, giving the entire piece a sweeping dress as Grande moves.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
2 Mar. 2025
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Musk now overseeing sweeping cuts, even as his companies benefited from some of those very agencies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Taking place between June 12-22, the event will see Simz craft a wide-ranging bill of music, art and workshops across 11 nights, with the full lineup expected to arrive soon.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Johnson went on to talk about work requirements for accessing Medicaid that were floated in a wide-ranging spending breakdown published earlier this year.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Panoptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panoptic. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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