: a schematic drawing or diagram
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Adjective
a schematic diagram of their business model
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Mike Defabo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Their relationship is schematic — distrust quickly blossoms into friendship, encouraged by a dramatically convenient flood — but it’s deeply felt.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The schematics that look like the Pixelsnap magnets sit on top of the magnets: this phone case is compatible with them.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Beyond simply beefing up along the offensive line, using Anderson as an extra offensive lineman also has some schematic advantages.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Their relationship is schematic — distrust quickly blossoms into friendship, encouraged by a dramatically convenient flood — but it’s deeply felt.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
On Monday, a Reddit user spotted evidence the US regulator had accidentally published the design schematics.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The schematics that look like the Pixelsnap magnets sit on top of the magnets: this phone case is compatible with them.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Schematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schematic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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adjective
sche·mat·ic
ski-ˈmat-ik 
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