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
Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Warm minimalism in action Bodron begins every design project with the furniture plan, a diagram that maps out a room’s eventual furnishings.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Bruce Arians, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Warriors coach Freddie Cintron diagrammed a down-screen to free Serene Exalant, who broke open for a long pass and a layup that clinched the game with time expiring.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Williams’ defense attorneys, Miles Brissette and Bob Gill, won admissions from police officers during cross-examination that the officers departed from Fort Worth Police Department procedure by failing to create a scene diagram, a crime scene log and properly mark evidence before collecting it.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
Warm minimalism in action Bodron begins every design project with the furniture plan, a diagram that maps out a room’s eventual furnishings.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
Andrew started diagramming the play and breaking it down.
—Bruce Arians, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Warriors coach Freddie Cintron diagrammed a down-screen to free Serene Exalant, who broke open for a long pass and a layup that clinched the game with time expiring.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagram
Noun
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Artworks by seven artists include illustrations, sculptures, screen printing, comics and collaborative projects that explore themes of humor, nostalgia and the subtle complexities of life.—
Alyson Rodriguez,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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In a shocking piece of reporting, Cora Engelbrecht speaks to five Iranians who were present at the massacre and—with the help of video evidence and illustrations by Matt Huynh—shares their stories.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2026
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Suzuki sped through a PowerPoint presentation that catalogued twenty years of reporting.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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There are 32 different kinds of snowflakes Chemist Andy Brunning cataloged at least 30 different kinds of snowflakes and other types of frozen precipitation in several.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Longhorns chart these violations.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some 600 of them will be sourced from the designer’s personal archive, charting his expansive career spanning the past three decades.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Check snow totals by address in the graphic below and on the National Weather Service website.—
Jen Guadarrama,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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Caitlin O’Hara | Bloomberg | Getty Images TSMC and Apple have had a close relationship because of the volume of iPhone chips, which are smaller than AI graphics processing units and therefore less expensive per unit.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Gordon and other experts, however, have noted that this automatic inflation factor is not indexed to actual school district costs and does not keep pace with them.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Interest rates for bank loans and credit lines used in the financing of the company are also indexed to sustainability target.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On warm afternoons, residents float, unwind or gather along the edge, while kids loop through again and again.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Instead of setting Orion up for an insertion into lunar orbit, the free-return trajectory will loop the spacecraft once around the moon on a figure-eight flight path back to Earth, ensuring the crew's return regardless of Orion's propulsion status, should unexpected issues crop up during flight.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the whole shebang was greatly enhanced by the venue itself, which delivered its mind-blowing mix of colorful, moving visuals across and around its unbelievable vivid and clear 16K resolution wraparound LED screen that dominates the interior of this 366-foot-fall building.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
25 Jan. 2026
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However, there’s an undercurrent of activity sprawling throughout the city and state that appears to stand in direct opposition to those visuals.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Without that key step, you can’t be classified as a true star; the presence of those fusion reactions, where hydrogen gets fused into helium, separates stars from all other heavenly bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Jurors were asked to decide whether Uber, through its branding and actions, led Dean to reasonably believe her driver was acting on Uber’s behalf — even though drivers are classified as independent contractors.—
Miguel Torres,
Oklahoman,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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