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as in mise-en-scène
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Recent Examples of tableau
The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night, and director Dylan Southern revealed the album's role in influencing a striking tableau in the film during a post-screening Q&A.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The camera tilts down to some blood-red roses with prickly stems set against a white picket fence, a tableau that is followed by shots of a fire truck, more flowers and children.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
This collaboration breathes fresh energy into the genre, creating a vivid tableau of love, deception, and undercover pursuits.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Behold the aqua tableau All beaches are public in Barbados, offering plenty of options for turquoise-water swims (provided there’s no invasion of sargassum, a seaweed that can clog shorelines in spring or summer).
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
The camera tilts down to some blood-red roses with prickly stems set against a white picket fence, a tableau that is followed by shots of a fire truck, more flowers and children.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
This collaboration breathes fresh energy into the genre, creating a vivid tableau of love, deception, and undercover pursuits.
—Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Behold the aqua tableau All beaches are public in Barbados, offering plenty of options for turquoise-water swims (provided there’s no invasion of sargassum, a seaweed that can clog shorelines in spring or summer).
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tableau
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Buckle up for this globe-trotting, CGI-heavy adventure that combines apocalyptic spectacle and family drama in the least pretentious way possible.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The red carpet, staged across from the theater’s towering marquee, had its own spectacle.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
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Against the backdrop of the biggest two-day stock market drop since 2022, Amazon sure looks like a loser.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ghosts of Georgia’s Past: At Gagosian, the precociously successful Tyler Mitchell evokes images of slavery against the backdrop of his native landscape.—
Hilarie M. Sheets,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Featuring display panels, interactive digital kiosks, unique artifacts, and primary accounts, the exhibition utilizes storytelling, illustration and cutting-edge technology to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the nation’s birth.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Smithsonian American Art Museum The exhibition points out that at the time, Italian, Eastern European and Jewish immigrants were often not considered white.—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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The course offers spectacular views of the medieval city center and equally stunning natural scenery to finish at the Olympic Stadium.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Outside, guests can soak up the tropical scenery from the rooftop terrace or take a dip in the infinity pool.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
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There are now more than 100 stunt professionals who are currently members of the Academy’s production and technology branch.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump's quest to conduct a resurgence of coal production and utilization in the U.S. is farfetched and unlikely, according to energy experts.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The premise requires both actors not just to showcase a fiery vulnerability, but to stew in these feelings for extended periods, which benefits from Nabulsi’s straightforward, no-frills presentation.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Indian Trail Town Council sets censure hearing Barber asked for a hearing to present a rebuttal after Tuesday’s presentation of the report to the full council.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sharing the stage with Warren only accentuates what his performance is missing.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In March, Chopra attended a preview performance of the beloved Jason Robert Brown musical, gushing about it on her Instagram page.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Students at Columbia University report a tense mood on campus after being center stage in the Trump administration’s multi-prong fight against protests at colleges around the country last year, including deportation efforts against some international students who took part in the demonstrations.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Electric Vehicle World was set abuzz recently through a demonstration by Chinese EV leader BYD of a car which could add 150 miles of charging range in around 5 minutes, a speed that suggested some similarity to a gasoline fill-up.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Tableau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tableau. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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