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kaleidoscopic

[kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik] / kəˌlaɪ dəˈskɒp ɪk /


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As the light show unfolded, the lantern's blindingly bright facades concealed a flurry of activity behind, as teams of people turned large metal barrels called rotors by hand to produce a kaleidoscopic effect.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

“Reflection” is a highly playful exercise in its kaleidoscopic approach, though “kaleidoscopic” is about as useful as “surreal” in describing the film’s effect or philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Bienvenu’s movie, which tackles the realities of climate disaster and technological domination through a kaleidoscopic lens, believes that children deserve to know the truth about the world they’re growing up in.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

Retractable doors open onto a small pink and green courtyard, and, around the corner, a larger play space shaded by the building’s kaleidoscopic canopy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

When you think about it, the king could stand on the jewel-encrusted carpet—the kaleidoscopic radiance of human greatness—and yet, if he stuck his head out a window, it’d still be raining.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri