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diorama

[dahy-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh] / ˌdaɪ əˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ mə /


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"It successfully generated enough formic acid to power a miniature diorama in the pavilion, showing its potential as an efficient artificial photosynthesis system that could potentially be used to charge applications in our homes."

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

A life-size diorama attempts to bring the battlefield to life.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Yet his compulsion to embrace the world’s majesty in the manner of an illustrated weekly or a Victorian diorama conflicted with the project of capturing the poetry of untamed America.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Interpretive labels seek to shape what people notice in the scene, the connections they make as they move from one diorama to another.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2024

It would be a perfect moment to freeze in time and make into a little diorama that I could inhabit for an eternity.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

They peg him as an inveterate showman who is less interested in Russia and China than dioramas of the new White House ballroom or a Triumphal Arch near the Lincoln Memorial.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

According to Axios, Trump has had models and dioramas built for other projects he is considering and has directed how and where new marble-tiled floors would be laid in the White House.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

In museums, there are dioramas with cave people hunting mammoths with spears and movies are filled with examples of aggressive ancestors.

From Salon Dec. 9, 2024

Saber-toothed cats are iconic creatures often seen in museum dioramas, displays of fossil skeletons, and even the movie Ice Age.

From Science Magazine Nov. 15, 2024

I ran my hands over the books on my shelf, looking with pride at the dioramas I’d made of scenes from my favorite stories.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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