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diorama

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


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I took a mat next to the American black bears and American badgers, only slightly jealous that the mats next to the large-scale walrus diorama were taken.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Despite these hardships, they formed a community, depicted by a slave-cabin diorama and a display of everyday artifacts found on the property, such as tobacco pipes, a jaw harp, pottery and other items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

"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

My little not-sister shoves a shoebox diorama across the table at me.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Instead of being positioned before crisp backgrounds like static dioramas, they’re backed by blurry freeze frames that yearn to be in motion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The early pieces that established his reputation were dioramas of local spots around Grangeville, such as a tattoo parlor, a pawn show and a Dairy Queen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Major battles are retold using dioramas, interactive maps and narratives that focus on the broader war between the upstart colonists and the British.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

Maybe skunk time would be when everyone in class did research about skunks and wrote reports about skunks and built skunk dioramas.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold


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