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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
The studio fussiness is why Fagen’s music would later go in and out of style—when raw sounds are in fashion, people tend to point out where his band’s singles landed on the Easy Listening charts. — Mark Richardson, Pitchfork, 8 Nov. 2026 Airlines have largely gotten rid of static mileage redemption charts in favor of dynamic pricing, making budgeting for an award ticket more difficult. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026 Its charts show that up until January of this year, GOP support was increasing among Indian women and men aged 40 and older. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026 The chemistry is off the charts, but Manny is in a committed relationship. — Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026 The charts compare House votes in the 2024 exit poll and the 2026 AP Voter Poll, not Trump’s 2024 race against former Vice President Kamala Harris. — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026 That $429 million total includes the cost of signature gathering and off-the-charts spending on political advertising. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 In effect, this implies that dark asphalt roadways, parking lots, and rooftops are represented as bright red on high-resolution thermal charts. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026 The following charts show the percentage of students scoring at levels 3 and 4 on the IAR exam in 2026. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 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
  • Among those, some contained confidential data, such as new-hire onboarding information, an ad proposal for a US government agency (marked confidential), and sales territory maps for another company.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Rand McNally 2027 Road Atlas isn’t quite as detailed as the maps being made for automotive navigation by companies like here.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Berry, who died last month and never did buy a computer (or a smartphone), describes in the essay his writing process, which involved drafting a piece by hand and then having his wife transcribe it on a typewriter.
    — August Lamm, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Flying cars arrive XPeng plans to introduce its two-seat flying vehicle for limited commercial use in the second half of 2027.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The charter school plans to build athletic fields on the site for its growing elementary campus.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The next morning, Marian is racked with guilt and tells Larry she is probably ruined.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Jetson tells CyberGuy that Astro is a standard Jetson ONE with police lights added.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In July, Gabbriette wore several custom Matières Fécales x Christian Louboutin designs for her wedding to The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, including white satin pumps with the collaboration’s distinctive curved heels.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • There are colorful beads, mini leather accessories, nostalgic trinkets, whimsy characters, and even designs with a practical purpose.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that the ship's launch was delayed at the beginning because the boat needed repairs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Nearly 8 in 10 first-year applicants for undergraduate admission to public and 7 in 10 to private colleges and universities get in, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, or NACAC, reports.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Chris Pratt is returning as Lieutenant Commander James Reece as Amazon plots the latest move in The Terminal List franchise.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • In 2023, Stewart became a New York Times best-selling author upon the publication of his memoir, Making It So, which chronicles his life from his earliest days in Yorkshire, England and through his long career.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Through a series of essays, the shlicha (Israeli emissary) chronicles the challenges and rewards of raising eight children in the modern world while living a life deeply anchored in ultra-Orthodox Judaism.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Charts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charts. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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