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
The film’s stylized, childlike drawings not only reflect Giuseppe’s highly mutable nature, but also his innocence and naiveté as well.
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Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Jordan Kellogg, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Winning Pick 3 numbers 9-2-3 Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
There will also be opportunity drawings and a silent auction.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In the past two most recent drawings, there were also no winners of the Powerball jackpot, Match 5 + Power Play $2 million prize or the Match 5 $1 million prize.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Friday’s Cash4Life, Jackpot Triple Play, Fantasy 5 and Mega Millions drawings produced three winners, one in Miami-Dade, of one jackpot.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Jordan Kellogg, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025
Winning Pick 3 numbers 9-2-3 Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025
There will also be opportunity drawings and a silent auction.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In the past two most recent drawings, there were also no winners of the Powerball jackpot, Match 5 + Power Play $2 million prize or the Match 5 $1 million prize.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Friday’s Cash4Life, Jackpot Triple Play, Fantasy 5 and Mega Millions drawings produced three winners, one in Miami-Dade, of one jackpot.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawings
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Lodged between musical numbers, the comics, Imogene Coca among them, did six sketches, having already discarded dozens of ideas earlier in the week.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Composite sketches were then widely circulated, prompting a surge of tips that put Wuornos and Moore on investigators’ radar.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Spanning from the late short story writer Eudora Welty to the more au courant Zendaya, the portraits were also snapshots of time.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area features portraits of past presidents.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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This aesthetic is a nod to Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel and its nostalgic depictions of home and comfort.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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The documentary's trailer begins with a classic cowboy standoff, which zeroes in on a Black cowboy's face — a shot not often seen in mainstream Wild West depictions.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Drawings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawings. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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