optical illusion

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Recent Examples of optical illusion The strapless corset dress was made with a floral bodice, and each flower was crafted out of feathers making for an optical illusion all down the dress, as seen in a video shared by Town and Country. Justine Fisher, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025 On March 23, an optical illusion will make Saturn’s massive rings become nearly invisible for a few days. George Petras, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 This psychedelic realm of optical illusions is full of visual and verbal tricks and puns. Ben Hatke, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 There are a number of optical illusions that pilots have to account for when flying at night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration’s airplane flying handbook. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for optical illusion
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Noun
  • The wide front porch gives the illusion that the open-plan living and kitchen area extends past the exterior walls, through the (optional) all-glass double doors to the great outdoors.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The actress added square-toe boots and wore her blonde hair in a slicked style. 12 of 18 Alessandra Ambrosio For the Balenciaga Paris Fashion Week show, Alessandra Ambrosio opted for a navy blue sweater paired with illusion lingerie on the bottom.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While Manchester United’s stadium development is still a pipe dream, in need of financing and planning permission, their new stadium is a tangible reality already.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • At this point, a 90-win season looks like a pipe dream.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the writer-director’s latest horror flick, The Monkey, there is no malignant apparition, and death doesn’t lurk or stalk.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Zoe, as an apparition, is both the cause and relief to her pain.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2025

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