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
Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Coloring Concepts approaches that possibility through a kinesthetic design, words, and diagrams that invite the user to trace, label, and then color.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Any possible manipulation of a knot diagram that does not fundamentally change the knot can be achieved by a series of three operations called Reidemeister moves.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
One big advantage of this tool is that the mathematical operations describing the forces between particles can be visualized as diagrams.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Come for the Charley Steiner narration but definitely stay for the black and white diagrams.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Coloring Concepts approaches that possibility through a kinesthetic design, words, and diagrams that invite the user to trace, label, and then color.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Any possible manipulation of a knot diagram that does not fundamentally change the knot can be achieved by a series of three operations called Reidemeister moves.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2025
One big advantage of this tool is that the mathematical operations describing the forces between particles can be visualized as diagrams.
—Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagram
Noun
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This was a darker point in Bowie's career, expressed by Cordell through the use of grey, black and red in his illustrations.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 3-foot-wide (1 meter) descent probe will fall to the surface of Venus and catalog its punishingly thick atmosphere and sulfuric acid-laden clouds along the way, as well as take some images of Venus' surface terrain.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Pritzker has established a commission to catalogue potential abuses.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Both the film and the earlier documentary charted Mike and Claire becoming a couple, matrimonially and musically.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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By convening the consistory immediately after those Holy Year events, Leo appears to be signaling the unofficial launch of his own pontificate, and charting a course aligned with his priorities.—
Anna Matranga,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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These chips are intended to enable thinner, more power-efficient systems at lower price points, while still delivering AI features and improved graphics performance compared with earlier generations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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For codeine, meth and cocaine graphics, the cutoff for federal workers is from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs.—
Lucas Waldron,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2026
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Other violent and explicit images depicting real people including Princess Diana were indexed in Google, Wired earlier reported.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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If allowed, the withdrawal is limited to the cost of your annual insurance premium, up to $2,600 for 2026 (indexed yearly for inflation).—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
30 Dec. 2025
Verb
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If not, loop a beach neighborhood and call it joy.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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Script is finding new life in after-school clubs where students can learn to loop and swoosh their handwriting.—
Karina Elwood,
Washington Post,
3 Jan. 2026
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That’s reflected in the cinematic visuals, where a commanding Madonna reclines on a bed with actor Alberto Guerra on a stormy Italian night.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Charlotte Observer’s visuals staff documents the history of this city and surrounding areas, day in and day out.—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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The department classifies Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger under its highest Level 4 advisory, warning Americans about issues of terrorism, crime, kidnapping, and more.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those only include what the police classify as murders or non-negligent manslaughter.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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