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
In this, all assemblies and elements are assembled in the design position – exactly as in the drawings, down to one thousandth of a millimeter.
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Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Children mailed their drawings.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Paintings, watercolors, sculptures, prints and drawings, photography, textiles, baskets, mixed media, glass, precious metal, and rare books.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Forty paintings, drawings and prints marking the centennial of the painter’s death.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Although he was taught to mimic the commercial and non-confrontational style of the time, Chino couldn’t resist the temptation to pursue his own style and ideas, including a trio of line-drawings protesting a proposed dam.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Festivities include food, live music, a mechanical bull, raffle drawings, face painting, an artisan craft sale and other family-friendly games and activities.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
The drawings will be conducted to determine the first four picks, and the remaining lottery teams will select in positions five through 14 in reverse order of their 2025-26 regular-season records.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Children mailed their drawings.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Paintings, watercolors, sculptures, prints and drawings, photography, textiles, baskets, mixed media, glass, precious metal, and rare books.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Forty paintings, drawings and prints marking the centennial of the painter’s death.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Although he was taught to mimic the commercial and non-confrontational style of the time, Chino couldn’t resist the temptation to pursue his own style and ideas, including a trio of line-drawings protesting a proposed dam.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Festivities include food, live music, a mechanical bull, raffle drawings, face painting, an artisan craft sale and other family-friendly games and activities.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
The drawings will be conducted to determine the first four picks, and the remaining lottery teams will select in positions five through 14 in reverse order of their 2025-26 regular-season records.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawings
Noun
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No photos, no sketches, no fitting details — absolutely nothing is allowed to leak.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
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Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The design ethos translates to a warren of nook-and-cranny sitting rooms decorated in sage and slate, ox-blood leather, curiosities and ancestral portraits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The first room, the Studio, is a recreation of the photographer’s famous atelier on Rue Paul Fort in Paris, known as Studio Luce, where fashion pictures, still-life imagery, portraits coexist as a kaleidoscopic trip inside Roversi’s oeuvre and intimate workspace.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Noun
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According to Variety, the clause prevented any depictions or mentions of Chandler in any dramatization of Jackson’s life.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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There’s critique of Hollywood alien depictions.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Drawings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawings. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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