as in to chart
to show and compare the values of variables in a set of data by means of a drawing
They used a computer program to graph monthly rainfall amounts over a period of five years.
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Tap that card to see your sleep debt graphed over the course of the week.
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PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
The movie’s silences about money are matched by wider-ranging silences, which concern the other axis—communication—on which the story is graphed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
The gap of 131 years between Scientific American’s claim and Ghosh’s assessment opens a rift between enthusiasm and shame that graphs the curve of the petroleum age.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
Two Texas men who authorities say stole $18,500 in graphing calculators from eight east-metro Target stores last year are among the first to be sentenced under Minnesota’s organized retail theft law, which hit the books in August 2023.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2025
The movie’s silences about money are matched by wider-ranging silences, which concern the other axis—communication—on which the story is graphed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
The gap of 131 years between Scientific American’s claim and Ghosh’s assessment opens a rift between enthusiasm and shame that graphs the curve of the petroleum age.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
Two Texas men who authorities say stole $18,500 in graphing calculators from eight east-metro Target stores last year are among the first to be sentenced under Minnesota’s organized retail theft law, which hit the books in August 2023.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graph
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Among the companies charting this alternative path is Organic India, a wellness brand that has woven regenerative organic agricultural practices into its DNA long before the term became a mainstream badge of sustainability.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The Frock Destroyers were so good that the song charted in the U.K. Top 40, peaking at 35.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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That is much higher than the estimate computed from the amount of carbon monoxide present in the cloud — as little as 20 times the mass of our sun.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The amount of computing power required to perform decision-making at scale strains AI and drives the cost up.—
Srinivasa Rao Bittla,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Bernie Madoff Bernie Madoff, infamous for the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history, lost a personal net worth estimated at $823-$826 million before his 2008 downfall.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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That’s dramatically quieter than the 75 decibels that retailer Tractor Supply Co. estimates as the volume of an average push mower.—
Tyler Hayes,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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Until his death in Pennsylvania last year, Gülen, a Turkish Muslim preacher who was accused of plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip in 2016, was wanted as a terrorist leader in Turkey and Pakistan.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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The Keeling Curve, a graph that plots concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere over time, uses measurements taken at Mau Loa Observatory, starting in 1958.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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In that case, Freedom Debt Relief will calculate the overall amount of debt and develop an affordable plan to help pay off the loan and establish a healthy budget.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Starting with simple approximations and systematically layering complexity, the researchers calculated key outcomes of black hole flybys: how much they are deflected, how much energy is radiated as gravitational waves and how much the behemoths recoil after the interaction.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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Andrew started diagramming the play and breaking it down.—
Bruce Arians,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Warriors coach Freddie Cintron diagrammed a down-screen to free Serene Exalant, who broke open for a long pass and a layup that clinched the game with time expiring.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Develop a clear incident response plan that outlines roles, communication protocols and steps for containment.—
Ian Bramson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Here’s a two-in-one shelf and coat rack that oozes charm thanks to the playful scalloped detail outlining each hook.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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The march traces the path from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the Nazi death camps in occupied Poland, in a solemn tribute to the victims and in honor of the survivors and their liberators.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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In a tweet thread, vaccinologist Peter Hotez traced back the history of several vaccines to their initial RCTs.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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“Graph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graph. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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