as in illustration
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page
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also graphical
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as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area
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as in visual
consisting of or relating to pictures
got a degree in graphic design
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Recent Examples of graphic
Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs, are key to the AI infrastructure buildouts across the tech industry.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
But amid the graphic details, the authors make a serious argument about how events in the twentieth century shaped China today.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This is where Nvidia has traditionally announced its professional graphics products.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs, are key to the AI infrastructure buildouts across the tech industry.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The heel of his right foot was blistered, but not oozing (graphic image here).
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
But amid the graphic details, the authors make a serious argument about how events in the twentieth century shaped China today.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic
Noun
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Photo illustration by Tsering Bista/NPR When journalist Conz Preti brought her three children to visit family in Argentina in 2022, her four-year-old son did something surprising.—
Julia Furlan,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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After the illustrations were complete, Smith had a few Dreamers stand and introduce their super hero characters to the world.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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More vivid economic statistics to aid government intervention in the economy.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Users should experience more vivid colors, improved saturation and higher contrast.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Combat now includes sound effects, visual effects, hit reactions and crosshairs.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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In his new book Cinema of Extractions (Columbia University Press), Caltech professor of visual culture Brian Jacobson puts the spotlight on the physical footprint of the business of Hollywood.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Valdés drew this art from antique maps and navigational diagrams from the Hispanic Society of America and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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One of these diagrams, Pronouns in American Sign Language, 2020, usually hangs on a wall in my apartment.—
Mara Mills,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Readers should not rely solely on the content of this article and are encouraged to seek professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Though, when looking at specific issues, that confidence drops further.—
Callie Patteson,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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To be clear, this was a photographic corona; no one saw it with their own eyes.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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During the team’s 2021 photographic effort to document all the inscriptions and graffiti on the walls of the Cenacle, the technique revealed writing and drawings whose colors had faded beyond recognition.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hurts and Burrows — both wearing white — could be seen in one of the images holding hands while surrounded by candles, with a violinist pictured in the background.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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That same sense of pride, intimacy, and Black love that was in those images?—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Historians noted similar murals could be found on other Navy ships from World War II, all of them serving as a pictorial history of each vessel’s adventures and a source of pride for the crew.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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Both artist and sitter participated in putting on a pictorial show.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Graphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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