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tableau

[ta-bloh, tab-loh] / tæˈbloʊ, ˈtæb loʊ /
NOUN
scene, often painted
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As if Mr. Maher’s tableau weren’t enough, the evening’s varied cast now includes the champion U.S. men’s hockey team, fresh from the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

But as the company grew, marketing its locations as a tableau in which to “stay awhile” ultimately meant there was a finite number of people they could sell coffee to per day.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

Thanks, baseball, for creating the tableau for the Dodgers’ 13 most memorable playoff moments, one for every win, one for every scream, one for every occasion when you thought it couldn’t get any crazier.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

The overeager holiday helper — that perennial character in the Thanksgiving tableau.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025

We could not perceive the significance of this tableau.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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