a picture is worth a thousand words
phrase
—used to say that it is often easier to show something in a picture than to describe it with words
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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20picture%20is%20worth%20a%20thousand%20words. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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