Meaning & use
panoply
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An impressive, wide-ranging collection or display of something.
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The museum exhibit featured a panoply of artifacts from ancient Egypt.
Voters were faced with a panoply of candidates and proposals on this year's ballot.
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Originally referred to a full suit of armor; the modern figurative sense, meaning a broad and impressive array, is now by far the most common usage.
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