Thesaurus results for DRAWINGS

drawings

noun

plural of drawing

as in sketches

a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree

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Recent Examples of drawings Winners of the prize drawings will be selected at random and notified by email. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 At this point, police have found more than 600,000 images, 70,000 videos and more than 10,000 pages of writings, manuscripts and drawings on various digital devices at the house on Chew Avenue. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 For São Paulo, Paulino moved from watercolor on paper to painting on canvas, scaling her drawings up to nearly 9 feet by 20 feet. — Tatiane De Assis, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 One of them, 1955’s powerful Bald Eagle, incorporates scraps of both her husband’s drawings and her own earlier work. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026 Monday’s only Florida Lottery big money jackpot winner on a day of Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings came from a Publix. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026 They were found there in the late 1960s alongside early drawings, oils, and watercolors. — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2026 Find here Gruau’s original gouaches and Hervé van der Straeten’s drawings. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 That’s where the hotel is hosting an exhibit honoring the film with drawings, paintings, sculptures and behind-the-scenes footage that document how Radiator Springs Racers was brought to life. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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And so ensues a string of sketches that showcase Erivo’s comedic talents.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026
The couple first rose to internet fame through their popular YouTube channel h3h3Productions, which often featured Ethan and Hila in sketches and vlogs.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sketches

Noun

They were never intended to be used on paintings, where two portraits of the same sitter may have major differences in style and technique.

— Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Punk icon Martin Sorrondeguy of Los Crudos shot portraits of Twisted Teens in Chicago this summer.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of portraits

Noun

So the ability for people to make visual depictions and reach towards cinematic success became more palpable or more accessible.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

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