kaleidoscope
noun
ka·lei·do·scope
kə-ˈlī-də-ˌskōp 
1
: an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
2
: something resembling a kaleidoscope: such as
a
: a variegated changing pattern or scene
a kaleidoscope of colors
b
: a succession of changing phases or actions
a kaleidoscope of changing fashions
c
: a diverse collection
Examples of kaleidoscope in a Sentence
The landscape was a kaleidoscope of changing colors.
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The kaleidoscope of green blurs into a purgatory of gray.
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Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
Crowds of people sporting a kaleidoscope of colors hung out of vans and stood on the backs of pickup trucks, shouting slogans, dancing to South African house music and waving posters bearing the smiling faces of politicians.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Emily Zebel, Longreads, 23 May 2024
Crowds of people sporting a kaleidoscope of colors hung out of vans and stood on the backs of pickup trucks, shouting slogans, dancing to South African house music and waving posters bearing the smiling faces of politicians.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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kaleidoscope
noun
ka·lei·do·scope
kə-ˈlīd-ə-ˌskōp
1
: a tube containing loose bits of colored glass or plastic and two mirrors at one end that shows many different patterns as it is turned
2
: a changing pattern or scene
3
: a diverse collection
a kaleidoscope of subjects
Etymology
from Greek kalos "beautiful" and Greek eidos "form, shape" and English -scope
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