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
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Some people prefer hanging them to dry, as the heat may cause graphics and logos to deteriorate.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Kirk Franklin‘s son Kerrion Franklin has accused his parents of traumatic abuse in a graphic social media upload.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Footage of the game showed off its sleek new graphics, with a doubles match leaving Mario reeling to connect with a volley as his feet slip in realistic grass.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Some people prefer hanging them to dry, as the heat may cause graphics and logos to deteriorate.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The photos below are potentially graphic.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Kirk Franklin‘s son Kerrion Franklin has accused his parents of traumatic abuse in a graphic social media upload.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic
Noun
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In this photo illustration, the Luxshare Precision company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty Political analysts say the shift reflects how affluent Americans experience the economy differently than most voters.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Artificial intelligence offers a vivid example.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to the Michigan State University Forestry Extension, the most vivid displays of fall foliage come after a stretch of warm days with plenty of sunshine and cool nights.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The only minor criticism is that there is a lot of visual detail in the game, and enemy attacks, as well as their sudden movements, can often take you by surprise.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Most relied on visual cues, even though dogs possess an excellent sense of smell.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The next morning, in the galley with Bárbara, Fraser draws a diagram of the boatmance dynamics, coming to the conclusion that all lines lead to Solène.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Countless users have commented on them, zoomed in on them, slowed them to a crawl, theorized about them or marked them up with arrows and diagrams and published the results.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital screened 3,508 patients with stage I, II, or III rectal cancer or stage II or III colon cancer, finding that 1,103 of these people had a specific variant in the PI3K pathway – the genetic marker of interest.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pillars of the Green Transition, which is set to take place next Wednesday, will bring specific case studies on energy storage, food systems and bioenergy to audiences at the magazine's New York headquarters.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This has been driven, in part, by the explosive growth of Google’s Nano Banana model, which allows for image editing through descriptive prompts rather than the more traditional photographic editing tools.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Back then—those heady, almost nostalgic days leading up to the NCAA adopting its interim name, image and likeness policy—the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) had assembled a task force to draft model NIL legislation for states to plug and play.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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At Tibet’s Jiama copper mine, a powerful electromagnetic survey produced high-resolution images more than 9,840 feet (3,000 meters) below the surface.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yeager was one of Hef’s go-to photographers, shooting eight centerfolds along with pictorial spreads.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Check out the department’s pictorial HERE (and don’t miss the pirate).—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 July 2025
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“Graphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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