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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as in to catalog
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Recent Examples of diagram
Paul McClure 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
However, don’t overwhelm your audience with endless spreadsheets; instead, present the data through visuals—such as trend graphs, heat maps or funnel diagrams.
—Cheryl Ragland, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Vision 2024 delivers advanced diagramming tools for any professional's toolbox.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
It can be delivered using a device that sits on the ear and sends an electrical pulse to the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, which is found under the skin in the magenta area in the diagram below.
—Paul McClure 22, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
However, don’t overwhelm your audience with endless spreadsheets; instead, present the data through visuals—such as trend graphs, heat maps or funnel diagrams.
—Cheryl Ragland, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
While historical, the real driver of the book is her style guides, which highlight the vocabulary of diamonds, diagramming the parts of rings.
—Thomas Waller, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Vision 2024 delivers advanced diagramming tools for any professional's toolbox.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagram
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With more than 50 tattoos, the imagery comes in a huge variety of artistic styles, from a simple linework Matisse illustration to an intricately detailed Visconti of Milan coat of arms to a classic rose and photorealistic pet portraits.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 June 2025
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The words were names, surnames, dates, cities and towns, sometimes with illustrations for reference, according to the release.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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This means cataloging current hardware, software and network configurations, as well as identifying and labeling customer info, financial records, IP and other sensitive data.—
Harry Kazakian,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit filed by the National Center for Youth Law have also cataloged long wait times and slow DNA results.—
Cedar Attanasio,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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The Royals promoted him from Triple-A Omaha earlier this week and charted a new offensive course.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
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The Old Farmer’s Almanac, which has charted everything from celestial bodies to the best time to plant vegetables since 1792, popularized useful nicknames for every month's full moon.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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Fixed a bug in the graphics rendering during battles with specific enemies.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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If it were increased and then indexed to life expectancy (and the normal retirement age was as well), and depending on the details, then the long term-shortfall would be reduced by anywhere between 14% and 50%.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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There are other data brokers that do not bother indexing individual profiles with search engines, preferring instead to deal with other companies and even governments directly.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
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He’s been meeting with a private jeweler to design something custom and has even looped in some of Taylor’s closest friends for input.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
4 June 2025
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On clay, that can be a problem when opponents are looping shots deep into the court.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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The Content Transformation Hiding In Plain Sight For decades, visuals were treated as aesthetic enhancements.—
Jehan Hamedi,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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With charming visuals and a celebratory tone, the film offers a gentle allegory on inclusion and self-acceptance.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Geomagnetic storms are classified using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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One half of respondents say price increases have caused financial hardships for them or their household, with 16% classifying it as serious hardship.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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