as in illustration
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page
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also graphical
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as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area
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as in visual
consisting of or relating to pictures
got a degree in graphic design
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Recent Examples of graphic
Charlie Carballo, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Inside is a MediaTek 7050 5G chipset with 2.6-GHz octa-core processing and integrated graphics, supported by 12 GB of GDDR5X RAM cooked in, but the phone can dip into the generous 512 GB of UFS3.1 storage for 24 GB more when needed, making a total of 36 GB of combined actual and virtual memory.
—Paul Ridden
may 19, New Atlas, 19 May 2025
Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Charlie Kaijo, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
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Noun
Emblazoned with colorful graphics, the illustrations include, beach balls, popsicles, suns, bikinis, barbecue grills, and aptly fruits.
—Charlie Carballo, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Inside is a MediaTek 7050 5G chipset with 2.6-GHz octa-core processing and integrated graphics, supported by 12 GB of GDDR5X RAM cooked in, but the phone can dip into the generous 512 GB of UFS3.1 storage for 24 GB more when needed, making a total of 36 GB of combined actual and virtual memory.
—Paul Ridden
may 19, New Atlas, 19 May 2025
Adjective
Choosing a Paint Color Inspired by artwork from graphic designer Jade Purple Brown, Inman decided to paint the room a bright shade of pastel pink.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
—Charlie Kaijo, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic
Noun
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Perhaps there’s no better illustration of Faena’s success in cultivating regenerative relationships than artist-patron Lyra Drake.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Emblazoned with colorful graphics, the illustrations include, beach balls, popsicles, suns, bikinis, barbecue grills, and aptly fruits.—
Charlie Carballo,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Some consumers are likely choosing their cars’ colors to emphasize timeliness, as more vivid hues tend to come and go more quickly out of fashion.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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This is not a new phenomena of the world feeling so vivid, so extreme, that finding an angle of approach is hard.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Depending on the critic, Gates, 51, a professor of visual art at the University of Chicago, is a land artist.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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His visual art has been featured by PBS and Los Angeles’ premier art institutions: the LA Opera, Hammer Museum, and the Center Theatre Group.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Grab a diagram template and build a flowchart, org chart, or floor plan.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The system is working through visual state machines and sequence diagrams.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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However, the connection between turmeric and weight loss becomes nuanced in people with specific health conditions or those of certain age groups.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
21 May 2025
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Certain foods, swallowed air, or sensitivity to specific ingredients, such as lactose in dairy products, can also cause increased stomach sounds unrelated to hunger.4 Is there a way to make stomach growling less noticeable?—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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From portraying Alfred Hitchcock and Steve Jobs to taking beauty shots of Kate Moss, depicting Las Vegas landscapes and lensing fashion campaigns for the likes of Chanel, Prada and Levi’s, his photographic career has brought him to many a place.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
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The last recorded sighting of the fuzzy rodent 30 years ago failed to yield any photographic evidence, but after six months scouring the jungles of New Guinea, one researcher has finally documented one of the world’s most elusive mammals.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The doors to the Eagles’ indoor practice facility opened, and there, towering above swaths of stretching players, were twin images of the Lombardi Trophy, set behind two bold words: World Champions.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Image Sherald’s vertical portraits, by contrast, retain their pictorial charisma despite a certain repetitiveness.—
Deborah Solomon,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The Filipino filmmaker delivers a pictorial fresco of the 16th century, at once a sensory immersion and an uncompromising political perspective on colonial violence.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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“Graphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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