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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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
Each place where one strand passes over another in a knot diagram is called a crossing.
—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
The critical point represents a unique location on the nuclear phase diagram.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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The first used Feynman diagrams, squiggly-line drawings that describe how particles move and interact.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
Each place where one strand passes over another in a knot diagram is called a crossing.
—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
The critical point represents a unique location on the nuclear phase diagram.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagram
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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,
13 Oct. 2025
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Canva/Cisco While everyone else is anxiously worrying about AI replacing jobs, Katsoudas—who leads the AI Workforce Consortium—thinks that AI could be the thing that gives workers the chance to have a longer career within a single organization.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Reddit threads dissect what’s real and what’s not, cataloging whether a timepiece is authentic, era-appropriate, or even properly worn.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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He’s succeeded by evolving, in public, from newbie cinephile to expert—a journey he’s tracked by cataloging more than 2,000 movies on Letterboxd.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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In an existential crisis triggered by critical illness or its complications, how does anyone restore emotional balance, chart a return to hope, or move towards acceptance?—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Owned by the Moncler Group, the brand has been charting a course forward under CEO Robert Triefus, who joined in May 2023 from Gucci.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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And while Oracle’s turn to AMD’s artificial intelligence chips — hence diversifying from Nvidia graphics processing units — might not be pleasant news for Jensen Huang, spreading out concentration risk could be a positive outcome for investors banking on AI to continue the market rally.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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Statistical visualizations by data journalist Miriam Quick and senior graphics editor Jen Christiansen illustrate this troubling trend and expose the stark disparities in care.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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OpenAI’s trajectory mirrors the rise of Google parent Alphabet, which built its business around indexing the web and now has a foothold in everything from consumer tech devices to health research.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Social security is also indexed to inflation.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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From there, the latest forecast track suggests Lorenzo could loop back on itself before dissolving.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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It's then forecast to loop back toward the islands off the coasts of Africa and Portugal.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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After four albums and dozens of visuals built around it, dropping it now would be like quitting the army three days before discharge.—
Alma Rota,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The visuals, sourced from nature documentary footage, loop for about five minutes per wash cycle, giving users enough time to unwind without overstaying their soak.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Police and the media classified Gacy’s victims as male prostitutes and homosexuals, using that as an excuse to marginalize and blame them.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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