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
Displays show campaign ephemera and memorabilia, from Shepard Fairey’s iconic HOPE poster to children’s drawings.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
For almost a decade, the company headed by Elon Musk has been trying to fend off allegations that the assembly line in Tesla’s Fremont plant was a hostile work environment filled with racist slurs, graffiti and drawings of nooses and swastikas.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Share a photo with Anaheim Beautiful, which is hosting two drawings for a chance to win a $50 Home Depot gift card.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
In the late 1960s and early ’70s, for example, Nilsson completed a series of silver ink drawings on black paper that nod to Indigenous Australian bark paintings.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The hotel houses a magnificent collection of 20th-century prints and drawings which hang throughout the bedrooms and public spaces; spot the Picasso and the Cocteaus in the Picteau Lounge Bar.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Recreations of one of the manager’s pre-match drawings to motivate his squad — a heart labelled ‘passion’ and a brain labelled ‘clarity’ holding hands — have also made for popular tees, while there were housing decorations slightly tweaked to say ‘Champions’ on Highbury Hill over this past weekend.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Registration for both drawings closes Friday.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
And the pièce de résistance of the room, by far, though also the hardest to spot, are original drawings of showgirls by the one and only Bob Mackie, who also had a cameo on the show earlier this season.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
For almost a decade, the company headed by Elon Musk has been trying to fend off allegations that the assembly line in Tesla’s Fremont plant was a hostile work environment filled with racist slurs, graffiti and drawings of nooses and swastikas.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Share a photo with Anaheim Beautiful, which is hosting two drawings for a chance to win a $50 Home Depot gift card.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
In the late 1960s and early ’70s, for example, Nilsson completed a series of silver ink drawings on black paper that nod to Indigenous Australian bark paintings.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
The hotel houses a magnificent collection of 20th-century prints and drawings which hang throughout the bedrooms and public spaces; spot the Picasso and the Cocteaus in the Picteau Lounge Bar.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Recreations of one of the manager’s pre-match drawings to motivate his squad — a heart labelled ‘passion’ and a brain labelled ‘clarity’ holding hands — have also made for popular tees, while there were housing decorations slightly tweaked to say ‘Champions’ on Highbury Hill over this past weekend.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Registration for both drawings closes Friday.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
And the pièce de résistance of the room, by far, though also the hardest to spot, are original drawings of showgirls by the one and only Bob Mackie, who also had a cameo on the show earlier this season.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawings
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Original concept sketches by the late John Hench, longtime artist and official Disney Legend, gave retro-future vibes and inspiration.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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The Ambient Experience themes were created from sketches by award-winning illustrator Joey Chou.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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The art show paired portraits of animals that exhibit same-sex behaviors, like peacocks and flamingos, and was meant to be a commentary on how queerness has been hidden throughout history, leaving artists to use symbolism to communicate their point of view.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Some viewers and beginner-painters valued his bare-bones instructions on how to create unchallenging landscape portraits, while still some others undoubtedly enjoyed Ross and his painting lessons for their snark value.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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In this way, the film offers one of the most unique and realistic depictions of a famous historical battle ever put to screen.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
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