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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 graphical
consisting of or relating to pictures
visual evidence that could be presented in court
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as in graphic
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
Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
The result is a visual and tactile contrast that recalls ice and trees, which references both the brand’s Arctic roots and its new positioning in the global luxury landscape.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Bold wallpaper can add visual interest and define spaces within a home.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
The result is a visual and tactile contrast that recalls ice and trees, which references both the brand’s Arctic roots and its new positioning in the global luxury landscape.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
The videos featured only sound and visuals, with no messages from WWE to offer any further hints.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visual
Adjective
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The crux of our thesis is that Corning’s optical communication enterprise business is a big winner in the AI data center buildout, so that’s an important box to check this quarter.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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By designing two complementary layers—a tunable optical active layer and a mechanically distinct passive layer—the team created modular actuators capable of diverse motions, from directional movement to secure object gripping.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Because their faces are more or less visible in an Instagram Reel that showed Harry carving a jack-o’-lantern from start to finish for Halloween.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
29 Oct. 2025
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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AIs routinely struggle with diagrams, though, so this test is almost always a measure of which technology does the least bad job, and ChatGPT takes that honor here.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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It was subsequently given to the artist Kara Walker, who carved it up in accordance with a butcher’s diagram.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even the attachments are more impressive, like the Fluffy optic cleaner head, which now has a brighter green light to illuminate invisible dust on hardwood floors.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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During the first court appearance for Edge, prosecutors said the weapon that was used was a .300 Blackout Sig Sauer rifle with an optic scope and a suppressor.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Bush Hager's most noticeable symptoms include mood swings and trouble sleeping.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Despite their absence from television, fans have observed that both Kassidy and Quen have been working on their physiques, showing noticeable changes.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Brandon Smith,
Arkansas Online,
30 Oct. 2025
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This allowed Shpirna to expand the team, improve both the technical and graphical quality of the projects, and steadily grow the studio.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Elsewhere, the graceful lines and vivid colors with which the macroscope Earth, by Cameron Beccario, visualizes global weather patterns give it a beauty that rivals your favorite Impressionist painting.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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The auroras intensify, expand toward the equator, and often turn a vivid blood red.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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These illustrations offer a closer look at what’s been completed so far and what’s still to come.—
Neil Nakahodo,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Visual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visual. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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