as in illustration
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the explanation of the process of photosynthesis is accompanied by a very useful diagram
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Recent Examples of diagram
Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
One activity that is a joy for me every semester is showing them photos of various technologies—e.g., a bridge, a COVID vaccine, lines of computer code, a circuit diagram—and asking what is social about each one.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2025
Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Vision 2024 delivers advanced diagramming tools for any professional's toolbox.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Applicants for a permit must first have a current license to operate from the Lake County Health Department, a diagram showing the size of the vehicle or trailer, an Illinois sales tax certificate and proper insurance listing the city as an additional insured, according to city regulations.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
One activity that is a joy for me every semester is showing them photos of various technologies—e.g., a bridge, a COVID vaccine, lines of computer code, a circuit diagram—and asking what is social about each one.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
While historical, the real driver of the book is her style guides, which highlight the vocabulary of diamonds, diagramming the parts of rings.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Vision 2024 delivers advanced diagramming tools for any professional's toolbox.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quick Dry This multi-purpose hair cream speeds things up while also tackling frizziness and other common vexations By India Knight Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop Read On Bust a Move Sun’s Out, Buns Out ’Tis the season to show them off.—
Tuppence Middleton,
Air Mail,
8 May 2025
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Given the global report from the IMF, these individual country case studies are live illustrations of the challenge ahead globally.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Conservationists at the Museum of East Bohemia are now working to catalog and preserve the rare discoveries, and hope to display them in a future public exhibit.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Canary Mission, a hard-line pro-Israel group, compiled an exhaustive online dossier cataloging his activism, with screenshots of his social media pages and selective quotes from his speeches on campus and media interviews.—
Anvee Bhutani,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Oilers started the season by charting a course for how to best prepare Stuart Skinner for a long playoff run.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Brook Lapping is producing a new documentary series charting the story behind the Live Aid concerts, one of the largest global music events in history which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
1 May 2025
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The amateurish operation is frustrating from the start, seeking to mimic a storybook fantasy by using turning-page graphics and exposition-dump narration to bookend the film.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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These include solid-state drives, memory for smartphones, and products for cars, cloud computing and graphics.—
David Staats,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2025
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The draft proposal doesn't index to inflation and currently has a benefits cliff, which means that a $1 raise could spike student loan payments by $1,000.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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That gear created the phase (direction) and degree of rear steering indexed to steering wheel input.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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The trail continues north past Lower South Falls, before looping up along the north fork of Silver Creek and over to the largest concentration of waterfalls in the park, where six of the 10 falls are located.—
Margot Bigg,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2025
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But in a world where buyers consume content before ever speaking to a rep and build internal consensus across multiple stakeholders before looping in vendors, linear models are dead.—
Aaron Biggs,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Beyond the bright visuals and fun music, this extended compilation helps kids learn about different vehicles and their functions in a fun and engaging way.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
2 May 2025
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Linnaeus used visuals to learn and observe, and later to create and convey knowledge.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
2 May 2025
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Boys of Summer is classified as a fougère, a classically masculine scent categorized by herbaceous top notes (usually lavender), a floral heart, and a green, woody base.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
2 May 2025
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According to the plan, the parade would be classified as a national special security event, and that request has been submitted by the National Park Service and is under review.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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