illusion
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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, actress Juliet Stevenson praised Pike's actions, underlining how actors and audiences share a mutual "responsibility" in maintaining the "illusion" of an "imaginative world".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
It’s all just bravado and illusion in a show where the magician has no bunnies left to pull from his top hat.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
But we know that’s just an illusion, one that is dispelled by looking inside the machine.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Cosm works best when it’s able to use its venue to create the illusion of no longer being a spectator, when the space itself starts to feel like a living theater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“Is it an illusion, Hazel Levesque, or something more? Don’t you see what I have created?”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing illusion
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Lingo of Illusion and Deception
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English Words Derived from French, List 1
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