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fishbowl

noun as in aquarium

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It’s made her feel both proud and anxious, she said — and a bit like being in a fishbowl.

In some paintings, viewers are looking at the world through a microwave door, a fishbowl or a security camera lens.

“There’s a fishbowl by the cash register where you can put your business card for a chance to win a free lunch. Half the cards are from Sinclair people.”

She checked the security cameras at her home, noticing that a few windows opened and things fell off the shelf — but the biggest impact was her fishbowl: “My poor fish experienced a little tsunami.”

Ella felt she was at the very bottom of a fishbowl, everyone gazing down at her, waiting for her to do a trick.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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