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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Practical double literacy looks like: Having a holistic understanding of our own human strengths and weaknesses, our ways of thinking, feeling and interacting as part of a social kaleidoscope.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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The game was a lot like that scene, a giddy kaleidoscope of touchdowns and fun.
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The series, which features abrupt swings in tone, shows a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the 1989 crime, its aftermath, and the multiple trials that followed.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Perhaps never has another film captured the simultaneous horror and hilarity of modern American living than this singular masterpiece, which remains as galvanizing and astute—and irresolvable—as ever, a rollicking kaleidoscope that gradually becomes a depiction of encroaching political violence.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
The game was a lot like that scene, a giddy kaleidoscope of touchdowns and fun.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
The series, which features abrupt swings in tone, shows a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the 1989 crime, its aftermath, and the multiple trials that followed.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
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“Kaleidoscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaleidoscope. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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