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 Tuesday’s Fantasy 5, Mega Millions and Jackpot Triple Play drawings didn’t provide much of a financial return for players aside from one ticket from a Fort Lauderdale Publix. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 The drawings, the performances, the writing, the imperfections, the choices. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 At the Musée du Luxembourg, 150 Warhol drawings are displayed alongside paintings, silkscreens, photographs and archival materials. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The prizes were for Monday's Powerball and Lucky Day Lotto drawings, lottery officials said. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Displayed alongside several of Ishioka’s original design drawings, the armor offers a fascinating look at how her ideas evolved from pencil on paper into something almost anatomical. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 The drawings render shamanic visions, fragments of the cosmos, and other entities as images. — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 It was packed with tiny biographies, poetry, words of gratitude and drawings (especially of the sweet resident cats). — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Winning The Pick numbers 02-31-32-35-38-39 Check The Pick payouts and previous drawings here. — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Alex and Phoebe and Christian were writing and making sketches of stuff.

— Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Sotheby’s said Turner based the painting on sketches made during an 1828 visit and probably began it in Rome before completing it in London for exhibition at the Royal Academy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sketches

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Several hang in the Musée d’Orsay, including one of his portraits of the physician who treated him, Doctor Paul Gachet.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Other novelists have turned to acidic, class-conscious portraits of the underemployed—see Andrew Martin and Halle Butler.

— Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

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The cumulative effect of the bowl’s ambient violence (robbery, assault, and overdose abound) amounts to an open-air despair not unlike Fox News-style depictions of California as a wholesale war zone.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The collaboration launches with the work of LeRoy Neiman, who is known for his expressionist depictions of sports, leisure, and other facets of Americana.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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