as in illustration
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page
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also graphical
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as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area
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as in visual
consisting of or relating to pictures
got a degree in graphic design
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Recent Examples of graphic
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The graphics does not indicate a second knife noted in previous police news releases.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Wilde styled hers with a sheer, oversized white button-down and black loafers, while Zendaya paired a similar skirt with a graphic tee and loafers of her own.
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Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Noun
This graphic shows the Father's Day weekend forecast in South Florida.
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Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The graphics does not indicate a second knife noted in previous police news releases.
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Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Adjective
Originally geared toward the graphic, packaging and labeling sectors, the group has grown its expertise in fashion and home decor by allocating about 50 million euros of investments to the categories.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Wilde styled hers with a sheer, oversized white button-down and black loafers, while Zendaya paired a similar skirt with a graphic tee and loafers of her own.
—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic
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The sudden closure could have wider implications, as the newfound illustration of the peace deal’s fragility could spook shipping companies into choosing not to traverse the strait until a more definitive end to the fighting.
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The clearest illustration of the role this particular movie has played in McKendrick’s evolution as an artist arrived just hours before our interview.
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The smoky eyes of Duchess Birgitte of Gloucester The Duchess paired her vivid lips—painted in a bright shade of pink, very close to coral—with anthracite-toned eyelids, perfectly complementing her playful silver hairstyle.
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Highlight details are more vivid and color bleeding is minimized.
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These high-voltage colors can feel like visual noise, lending feelings of chaos and agitation in interiors.
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The kitchen, with room for a table that can handle informal dining, is open to the family room, where the visual focal points are the stone fireplace and French doors that lead to an elevated deck overlooking the in-ground pool and property at the rear of the home.
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And while chip diagrams quickly age out of their microscopic, high-technology medium, Schultz’s microchip rugs take the components on which our world operates and draw out their intricacies and beauty.
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Seven-year-old Kyron Horman stood proudly next to his presentation on red-eyed tree frogs, with his homemade tri-fold poster bursting with shades of green and glued-on diagrams of the amphibian’s life cycle.
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Ospreay got descriptive about his post-wedding activities before Swerve Strickland interrupted him.
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Marcus Lee, an African American Studies professor at Princeton University, often tells his students that descriptive representation differs from substantive representation.
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The wranglers hurriedly unpacked him, and Paul, greatly agitated, dived into the duffel bags after his photographic gear.
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Edelstein, 60, observes that the vintage nature of her photographic reference material is key.
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Cops released an image of him aboard the bus wearing a white hoodie and are asking the public’s help tracking him down.
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Some satellite images even show evidence of fire damage, consistent with reports of firefighters supporting the emergency response.
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Even though the film had no specific political focus.
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The specific programs targeted by the EPA regulate emissions from vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, and generators.
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“Graphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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