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circuses

  • plural
    of circus.
    circus
    noun
    a large public entertainment, typically presented in one or more very large tents or in an outdoor or indoor arena, featuring exhibitions of pageantry, feats of skill and daring, performing animals, etc., interspersed throughout with the slapstick antics of clowns.

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Fans of these family circuses tell Ms. Latifi that they tune in to escape from their own lives, to feel like they are a part of someone else’s family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

It will be bread and circuses, only with no bread.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024

It is the same movie, slightly tweaked and constantly referencing and reminding you of the original, delivering what you already loved about “Gladiator”: strength and honor, bread and circuses, blood and guts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

But the way that circuses treat animals has upset many people.

From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024

They are considerably less flexible in their mental make-up than other animals that are com­monly trained in circuses and zoos—sea Hons and chimpanzees, for example.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel