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 prize has been building for more than three months without a winner, setting up one of the biggest drawings of the year.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
An exhibition last year of drawings and ephemera from the making of the Fox Trot Carousel reminded people about the carousel, Lusk said.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
Qualifying works on paper include prints, photography and drawings.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
26 June 2026
The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
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Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Neptune’s growing aerial firefighting fleet Neptune recently completed its Critical Design Review, finalizing major decisions and moving into manufacturing drawings.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
By 1962, Jaray was making hard-edge abstract paintings that conjured architectural structures or details; delineated with masking tape and executed without visible brush strokes, they were carefully plotted out through multiple preliminary drawings, and in later years, on a computer.
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Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
The quirky chain has not officially announced the location, but a Formal Site Development Plan submitted to the city late last year included drawings identifying Trader Joe’s as the occupant.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
History books of Hamburg Township, pictures, drawings, maps and more items from folks in the community are inside the time capsule.
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Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
An exhibition last year of drawings and ephemera from the making of the Fox Trot Carousel reminded people about the carousel, Lusk said.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
Qualifying works on paper include prints, photography and drawings.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 June 2026
The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Neptune’s growing aerial firefighting fleet Neptune recently completed its Critical Design Review, finalizing major decisions and moving into manufacturing drawings.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
By 1962, Jaray was making hard-edge abstract paintings that conjured architectural structures or details; delineated with masking tape and executed without visible brush strokes, they were carefully plotted out through multiple preliminary drawings, and in later years, on a computer.
—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
25 June 2026
The quirky chain has not officially announced the location, but a Formal Site Development Plan submitted to the city late last year included drawings identifying Trader Joe’s as the occupant.
—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
24 June 2026
History books of Hamburg Township, pictures, drawings, maps and more items from folks in the community are inside the time capsule.
—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawings
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Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.
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Think rough sketches rather than finished paintings, or first drafts of novels sent to the printers without edits or proofreading.
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Alongside artist and archival producer Hudson Campbell, who created oil portraits of the four central figures, the team leaned on AI to add animation, movement, expression, and immediacy to people whose likenesses were absent from history.
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The Pompadour Suite is theatrical in its own way, with dramatic portraits, antique furnishings, and oak floors.
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But Comer and Jackman’s roles reverse the ballad’s depictions.
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O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
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