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as in visible
capable of being seen
that funny expression was a visual hint that she was getting bored
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as in graphic
consisting of or relating to pictures
visual evidence that could be presented in court
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as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
accounts of Civil War battles that are so grippingly visual that the reader recoils from the sight of so much blood
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as in diagram
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the strong visuals in the beginning biology book compensate somewhat for the weak text
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Recent Examples of visual
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
With a deft hand and remarkable visual memory, the young Church was a natural.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The visuals, of course; the movement of the platform is another thing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
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Adjective
Birds can be kept off the porch away from furniture and plants by using bird deterrent methods that include physical, auditory, and visual deterrents.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
With a deft hand and remarkable visual memory, the young Church was a natural.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Noun
But while the visuals are a projection, the food is real, and prepared by (presumably) regular-sized chefs at the 7th Street Standard, the Hyatt Centric’s restaurant.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
The visuals, of course; the movement of the platform is another thing.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visual
Adjective
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Unlike many studies where materials are assembled once and left unchanged, the team repeatedly picked up, twisted, and restacked the layers while continuing to modify the optical properties.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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After exposing the bones to a high-energy blue light, the team used an optical filter to see which of them glowed red.—
Sahas Mehra,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Most Spurs players appeared to be lined up for the anthem, but Wembanyama was not visible during the portions shown on the broadcast.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Her recent carpets have made that knowledge visible.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The movie is written by Heartstopper creator, executive producer and graphic novelist Alice Oseman.—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The rest of the multihyphenate artist’s look included gray wool trousers, a graphic T-shirt and a burgundy leather jacket with a significant foldover element.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Visit Fort Mackinac for costumed reenactments that bring the frontier military days to vivid life.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Northern Lights illuminate the night sky with vivid purple and green hues above a distant cityscape following a strong solar storm coinciding with the spring equinox in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, on March 20, 2026.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Treatment plans can be displayed on screens instead of explained through diagrams and estimates.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The woodcut birth figures contained in these books were not images drawn from observation—pregnant cadavers for anatomical drawing were hard to come by—but were instead abstracted diagrams of the chaotic diversity of laboring bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Hetzel was diagnosed with NF and an optic glioma that impacts her vision.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Bring Alaïa’s soft sage skirt into sharp focus with the addition of monochromatic extras—a sculptural black top and optic white heels.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The first slowdowns and real noticeable uptick in traffic came on I-95 south.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Warm weather can make the surge even more noticeable.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Located on the property, the facility functions as part photographic studio, part learning space, and part editing suite.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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In the ’80s came his extraordinary multi-image photographic collages of friends including Isherwood and Bachardy and such landmarks as the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Canyon and Pearblossom Highway.—
Barbara Isenberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Visual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visual. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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