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plural of chart
as in maps
an illustration of certain features of a geographical area a chart of that section of the coastline will show any possible hazards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chart

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Recent Examples of charts
Noun
Explore See latest videos, charts and news Performing as part of his 30-night residency at the New York venue, Styles paused to address the crowd before the tribute. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2026 Hugo noted that the album debuted at Number 10 on the Billboard charts and has generated millions of streams. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2026 Anyone who’s had a game console and played Madden has arranged depth charts to their liking and made game-management decisions to feel like a head coach. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The Great British Baking Show (486 million minutes) returned to the charts a week after its latest season premiered. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 An artist and musician by trade, Hunt brought an outsider’s instinct to the architectural blueprint of Fashion Forward, perceiving early on that creative industries rarely exist in isolation outside of corporate org charts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade narrative charts a veteran public security officer unraveling major historical cases based on real events. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 For learning experiences, Intelligent UI adds relevant images, charts, and diagrams to better explain the subject. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
Now those votes are being highlighted in campaign ads across the country, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from AdImpact, which charts media spending. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 The movie charts the evolution of OpenAI and dramatizes the tumultuous time when Altman was controversially fired and then rehired by the AI giant. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 But as the company charts its path forward, its plan to court subscribers might not put so much emphasis on big-name moviemakers. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 Camille Fournier’s The Manager’s Path charts the climb into management; Will Larson’s Staff Engineer argues the IC track is real leadership. — Aditi Khullar, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Skate pairs that in 2016 went for between $80 and $900 are now $200 to $1,230, according to HockeySkates DB, a database that charts the prices from various companies. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Though inspired by a real-life case, Herzog charts his own path with this tale. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 The film charts the rise of the UK’s notorious tabloid newspaper The Sun in the 1970s under the editorship of Larry Lamb, after he was poached from the Daily Mirror in 1969 by then budding media mogul Rupert Murdoch. — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Writer-director Aung Phyoe’s enthralling, visually striking drama Fruit Gathering charts a homoerotic friendship between two young Burmese women. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charts
Noun
  • In Butte County, PG&E’s maps highlight areas around Concow and east of Paradise and Magalia, rather than the larger population centers around Chico and Oroville.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Those shifts could help decide control of the House, in part because Republicans in Texas and Florida redrew their congressional maps betting that their 2024 gains among Latino voters would last through the midterms.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The company describes its structure as an inverted pyramid, with store workers at the top.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Meta describes this option as permanently deleting chat history, stored files and active tasks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • New safety requirements apply What sets the aircraft apart is its enhanced angle-of-attack system, which Boeing plans to introduce across the 737 MAX family.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The company has about 40 employees across San Francisco and New York and plans to reach around 75 by the end of the year.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Nouraei tells her patients and clients, however, that the safest way to start taking creatine would be incrementally, beginning with three grams daily for a week, then four, then to five.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But for this initial step, Pierre tells mature patients to find a formula that’s gentle, non-irritating, and—if needed—able to remove makeup.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Headquartered in Hickory since 1992, the company designs and manufactures components for advanced computing infrastructure, enterprise and telecommunications networks, as well as military applications.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Stuart Burt is casting director, Susan Kulkarni designs costumes, Helen Keane of Campbell Young Associates designs wigs, hair and makeup, and Alex Payne is fight director.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Analysts blame the falloff on Converse’s inability to innovate and its overreliance on the Chuck Taylor model, Fortune’s Phil Wahba reports.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Scheibenbogen reports that the kids who cut out social media entirely showed modest increases in mental well-being that started wearing off five weeks later.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The contract's odds will be resolved and verified by Data Center Map, which plots out planned and running data centers on its website.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Arada is also buying three Yas Island plots in its first move into Abu Dhabi.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside guest appearances by Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade drama chronicles an elite public security detective unravelling major criminal mysteries based on real cases.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The series chronicles the rise of Norse raiders Erik Bloodaxe (Xavier Molyneux) and his wife Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (Jessica Madsen).
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Charts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charts. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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