spectacle
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Moth swarms so thick they can blot out the stars are fluttering across Australia, heralding a migratory spectacle unseen since the creature's brush with extinction nearly 10 years ago.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Certain obvious questions arise from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this past week, a spectacle that one observer has described as “diplotainment” rather than actual diplomacy.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Are we simply to stand by and watch this spectacle that should shame us all?"
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
‘The Swan’ was a spectacle called cruel and sadistic, but former contestants don’t really see it that way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
This spectacle of another’s suffering and sacrifice rapt my thoughts from exclusive meditation on my own.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
We are quite happy to look through rose-tinted spectacles at what we had in the past.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
"People are noticing those big swarms again. They can celebrate what I think is one of nature's great spectacles."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Harry Styles’ queer residency, and other spectacles like it, are what is left until a new bygone era arrives in time.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The incident occurred days before Google announced its multi-year partnership with Beast Industries, a company founded by YouTube influencer Jimmy Donaldson, also known as his media personality MrBeast, who produces viral spectacles online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The old lady had been reading her morning portion of Scripture—the Lesson for the day; her Bible lay open before her, and her spectacles were upon it.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing spectacle
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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