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
By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.
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Jay Cannon, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
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—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
In the 1980s, in some states, Cohen said, people would buy tickets to jackpot games with in-person drawings.
—Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Pieces, such as mosaic murals, interactive sound sculptures, and delicate botanical drawings, adorn outdoor areas and guest room walls.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Where to watch Powerball drawings The Powerball drawing is streamed live on the lottery website.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
Jay Cannon, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
In the 1980s, in some states, Cohen said, people would buy tickets to jackpot games with in-person drawings.
—Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Pieces, such as mosaic murals, interactive sound sculptures, and delicate botanical drawings, adorn outdoor areas and guest room walls.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Where to watch Powerball drawings The Powerball drawing is streamed live on the lottery website.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawings
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This viral hit was a long time coming for the pair, who joined the SNL writers’ room in 2022 and developed a reputation for crafting sketches that jump on pop-culture trends with a fluency in girls-and-gays online fanspeak.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nwodim, who joined SNL in season 44, made headlines during the 50th season in April during one of her Weekend Update sketches.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Highlights include intimate portraits by Nan Goldin and a monochrome image of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe during their hedonistic era in New York.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her posts around this time were more often portraits of the outsized characters that dominate conservative politics than about actual policy.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This provision appears to not only ban depictions of trans people but could also potentially be applied to drag queens.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
16 Sep. 2025
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Liu directs heart-expanding, tender performances out of his leads, and the screenplay by Martyna Majok forgoes the maudlin or condescending notes of so many Hollywood depictions of immigration stories.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Drawings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawings. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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