Mirage
noun
An illusion that looks real but is actually caused by the bending of light, often seen in the desert or at sea.
The thirsty traveler was disappointed to discover that the oasis was just a mirage.
Often appears as...
- desert mirage
- heat mirage
noun
A hope or wish that seems possible but is not real or true.
His dream of becoming a famous actor was just a mirage.
Often appears as...
- mirage of success
- mirage of wealth
noun
An illusion that looks real but is actually caused by the bending of light, often seen in the desert or at sea.
The thirsty traveler was disappointed to discover that the oasis was just a mirage.
Often appears as...
- desert mirage
- heat mirage
noun
A hope or wish that seems possible but is not real or true.
His dream of becoming a famous actor was just a mirage.
Often appears as...
- mirage of success
- mirage of wealth
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Trick
A mirage makes you believe something is there when it's actually not.
Under the scorching sun, the highway seemed wet, but it was a mirage.
Pro Tip 2/3Hot Conditions
Mirages are common in hot places where light bends easily.
Wandering in the desert, she saw a mirage of water.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Dream
Remember a mirage is a visual phenomenon, not a figment of imagination.
He rubbed his eyes, unsure if the city skyline was a mirage.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Trick
A mirage makes you believe something is there when it's actually not.
Under the scorching sun, the highway seemed wet, but it was a mirage.
Pro Tip 2/3Hot Conditions
Mirages are common in hot places where light bends easily.
Wandering in the desert, she saw a mirage of water.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Dream
Remember a mirage is a visual phenomenon, not a figment of imagination.
He rubbed his eyes, unsure if the city skyline was a mirage.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Trick
A mirage makes you believe something is there when it's actually not.
Under the scorching sun, the highway seemed wet, but it was a mirage.
Pro Tip 2/3Hot Conditions
Mirages are common in hot places where light bends easily.
Wandering in the desert, she saw a mirage of water.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Dream
Remember a mirage is a visual phenomenon, not a figment of imagination.
He rubbed his eyes, unsure if the city skyline was a mirage.
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
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Surprising Photo: Camel...
picture the longer you study the picture and those abstract mysterious pictures I think become more more cherished as your career progresses and you mature the beauty the camel picture is is that it gets to the Mirage aspect of the desert and when you're in a place like like a saw which is reputedly the hottest place
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Shedding light on dark...
all for the golden shaped galaxies those are the galaxies in the cluster they're the ones that are embedded in that sea of dark matter that are causing the bending of the light to cause these optical illusions or mirages practically of the background galaxies so the streaks that you see all these streaks
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India's invisible...
the important market leadership is and the last thing we point out in this slide which is you know that to the story there's one caveat India has the youngest growing population in the world this demographic dividend is incredible but paradoxically there's also the Mirage of mighty labor pools
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Patricia Burchat:...
those are the galaxies in the cluster. They're the ones that are embedded in that sea of dark matter that are causing the bending of the light to cause these optical illusions, or mirages, practically, of the background galaxies. So the streaks that you see, all these streaks,
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Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
It was likely just a glass or tin drop varnished to look like a pearl. This mirage of wealth is mirrored in the painting itself. In greater context, the pearl appears round and heavy, but a detailed view shows that it's just a floating smudge of paint.
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The Life of a Photograph...
buildings rise like a mirage on the horizon but it isn't Iraq they're designed to be waving that's when I put all of the true vertical posts and lines into this photograph to accentuate their waving us I marveled at this in the
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Empathy costs no dime PIPE...
be patient-centered that my patient's well-being is my greatest reward that my practice must be founded on internationally accepted ethical principles sadly this picture is a mirage for many Nigerians please raise
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How the Huffington Post...
otherwise know for yourself whether somebody is speaking truth or insightful opinions whether they've got her head up direct him so you're saying that entire construct was nothing more than a mirage
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Inside the Epic World of...
this is on another level with Birdie's drone in the air the sunrise looks like a mirage behind the thousands of bats flying to their nesting grounds but even though the bats are an
Video examples
Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
Video examples
Surprising Photo: Camel...
picture the longer you study the picture and those abstract mysterious pictures I think become more more cherished as your career progresses and you mature the beauty the camel picture is is that it gets to the Mirage aspect of the desert and when you're in a place like like a saw which is reputedly the hottest place
Video examples
Shedding light on dark...
all for the golden shaped galaxies those are the galaxies in the cluster they're the ones that are embedded in that sea of dark matter that are causing the bending of the light to cause these optical illusions or mirages practically of the background galaxies so the streaks that you see all these streaks
Video examples
India's invisible...
the important market leadership is and the last thing we point out in this slide which is you know that to the story there's one caveat India has the youngest growing population in the world this demographic dividend is incredible but paradoxically there's also the Mirage of mighty labor pools
Video examples
Patricia Burchat:...
those are the galaxies in the cluster. They're the ones that are embedded in that sea of dark matter that are causing the bending of the light to cause these optical illusions, or mirages, practically, of the background galaxies. So the streaks that you see, all these streaks,
Video examples
Why is Vermeer's "Girl...
It was likely just a glass or tin drop varnished to look like a pearl. This mirage of wealth is mirrored in the painting itself. In greater context, the pearl appears round and heavy, but a detailed view shows that it's just a floating smudge of paint.
Video examples
The Life of a Photograph...
buildings rise like a mirage on the horizon but it isn't Iraq they're designed to be waving that's when I put all of the true vertical posts and lines into this photograph to accentuate their waving us I marveled at this in the
Video examples
Empathy costs no dime PIPE...
be patient-centered that my patient's well-being is my greatest reward that my practice must be founded on internationally accepted ethical principles sadly this picture is a mirage for many Nigerians please raise
Video examples
How the Huffington Post...
otherwise know for yourself whether somebody is speaking truth or insightful opinions whether they've got her head up direct him so you're saying that entire construct was nothing more than a mirage
Video examples
Inside the Epic World of...
this is on another level with Birdie's drone in the air the sunrise looks like a mirage behind the thousands of bats flying to their nesting grounds but even though the bats are an
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Kapil Sharma
Indian Comedian
The problem with feature filmmaking is that it offers you this mirage of being able to achieve perfection, as the theory of it is that you have control of every part of the film, though in reality, it is as inexact as the next thing in your life.
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MO
American Musician
The hardest thing about being a woman is different for everyone. For me, it's the mirage of 'having it all' somewhere off in the distance. I think in many ways you do have to choose.
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Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Novelist
I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.
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Tory Lanez
Canadian Musician
I go through the same kind of situations as other people. I have to give that to people, because people have this facade, this mirage, this mirror about me.
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Jean-Michel Jarre
French Musician
I consider music like a mirage in the desert. You're obsessed with the ideal piece of music, and the more you think you're getting closer, it's not there.
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Erica Jong
American Novelist
It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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Shweta Menon
Indian Model
Beauty contests are only a mirage where all you have to do is look pretty all the time.
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Yolanda King
American Activist
The civil rights movement was not a mirage... It was live and in living color.
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Will Durant
American Historian
Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.
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Jaideep Ahlawat
Indian Actor
Fame is a mirage.
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Kapil Sharma
Indian Comedian
The problem with feature filmmaking is that it offers you this mirage of being able to achieve perfection, as the theory of it is that you have control of every part of the film, though in reality, it is as inexact as the next thing in your life.
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MO
American Musician
The hardest thing about being a woman is different for everyone. For me, it's the mirage of 'having it all' somewhere off in the distance. I think in many ways you do have to choose.
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Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Novelist
I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.
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Tory Lanez
Canadian Musician
I go through the same kind of situations as other people. I have to give that to people, because people have this facade, this mirage, this mirror about me.
Quote examples
Jean-Michel Jarre
French Musician
I consider music like a mirage in the desert. You're obsessed with the ideal piece of music, and the more you think you're getting closer, it's not there.
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Erica Jong
American Novelist
It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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Shweta Menon
Indian Model
Beauty contests are only a mirage where all you have to do is look pretty all the time.
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Yolanda King
American Activist
The civil rights movement was not a mirage... It was live and in living color.
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Will Durant
American Historian
Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.
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Jaideep Ahlawat
Indian Actor
Fame is a mirage.
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