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as in mise-en-scène
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as in spectacle
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Recent Examples of tableau
Sometimes only the tops of other skyscrapers are visible, poking through the clouds in an otherworldly tableau.
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Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Temp in teens should make for classic Lambeau tableau, though sans the snow.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Fish fillets from my brother, peaches for a future cobbler, and biscuits ideal for Sunday brunch added to the sumptuous tableau.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2024
The stars were being arranged on a tableau set and Randolph had started getting emotional realizing she was surrounded by so many Hollywood power players.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Temp in teens should make for classic Lambeau tableau, though sans the snow.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Fish fillets from my brother, peaches for a future cobbler, and biscuits ideal for Sunday brunch added to the sumptuous tableau.
—Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Nov. 2024
The stars were being arranged on a tableau set and Randolph had started getting emotional realizing she was surrounded by so many Hollywood power players.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableau
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Pairing him next to Aaron Judge among other Yankees stars would be quite a spectacle in the Bronx.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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What started as a private spat had turned into a public spectacle.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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The move comes against a backdrop of sinking consumer confidence, with more Americans expecting inflation to rise sharply (again) and citing tariffs as the reason why.—
Ben Berkowitz,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Global Trade Tensions and Tariffs Drive Bitcoin’s Sharp Decline The backdrop for this decline is a convergence of global trade tensions and a series of regulatory shifts that have stirred uncertainty.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The exhibition will be divided into three sections.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Le and Phillipa Pham Hughes, the duo behind the Vietnamese art collective Vagabond, curated the exhibition.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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The trial was no doubt a stark change of scenery for the musical artist who’s been living with his billionaire partner, traveling the world and setting up the next stage of his career.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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The production, which runs 2-1/2 hour, fills the stage with elaborate dance numbers, so there’s not much in the way of scenery.—
Pamela Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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But the production industry was hurt by the Hollywood strikes in 2023, because most of the spending comes from the United States.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The company’s four US facilities give it a strong domestic manufacturing presence, nice flexibility to emphasize its American production if needed for political purposes.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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There are also times when the presentation of the credits alone has some sort of meaning tied to the film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Doors open at 6 p.m.; the presentation is at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for general admission; $5 for California Surf Museum members.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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And because there's no actual chemical reaction taking place, the performance proved to be similar for all of the different types of tea.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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And this isn’t to say Hackman didn’t turn in one of the best performances of his career as neglectful patriarch Royal.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the pizza videos show that people still yearn for that trace of meanness, that disregard for niceties — that implicit demonstration of a brutal capacity for honesty.—
Willy Staley,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Following the protests, Black told NPR that more demonstrations were planned and that the 50501 Movement was only getting started.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Tableau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableau. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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