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kaleidoscopes

  • plural
    of kaleidoscope.
    kaleidoscope
    noun
    an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.

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Vogler said that while looking at the moving kaleidoscopes through the headset, his mind wandered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

No wonder these swarms are, evocatively, also called kaleidoscopes.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 1, 2022

His “Photograms” are kaleidoscopes of shape and colour so glorious that the complexity of their composition quickly fades from the mind.

From Economist ● Sep. 27, 2017

Slow motion of water droplets illuminated to look like starbursts breaking apart midair, kaleidoscopes of smoke rings and skin rippling away from the pressure of an explosion are simply stunning in vivid color and contrast.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2017

"A little...and if I were you, I'd outlaw that horrible trend of mosaic skin tones. It's all the rage in the Gold Isles. People are walking around looking like kaleidoscopes."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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