The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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It was the first of many Majorana mirages.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2023
They have variously reported four, six or even eight mirages of the background galaxy circling the cluster, with each number suggesting a slightly different distribution for Abell 3827’s dark matter.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
Don't the words "recovery" and "convalescence" shimmer in your imagination like mirages?
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023
The tale of that man, his map, and the place it led to is really one about Southern California’s twin mirages — fame and fortune — and the people who seek one or the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
These mirages made navigation around the bergs very dangerous, because it was often hard to tell what was a real iceberg and what was a phantom.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
