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
Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs, are key to the AI infrastructure buildouts across the tech industry.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
But amid the graphic details, the authors make a serious argument about how events in the twentieth century shaped China today.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This is where Nvidia has traditionally announced its professional graphics products.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs, are key to the AI infrastructure buildouts across the tech industry.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The heel of his right foot was blistered, but not oozing (graphic image here).
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
But amid the graphic details, the authors make a serious argument about how events in the twentieth century shaped China today.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic
Noun
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Just last week, the group shared some tips on how to tell Sunny and Gizmo apart, complete with a photo illustration identifying both of the chicks at different angles.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Keep reading, or listen to the story » Editor’s Pick Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás; Source photographs from Getty Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy?—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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More vivid economic statistics to aid government intervention in the economy.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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New Hampshire Public Radio & The Pudding Inside the Deadly Maui Inferno, Hour by Hour The New York Times meticulously reconstructs the deadly wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, using 400 resident and tourist videos placed meticulously on a photorealistic 3-D map, offering a vivid account of the tragedy.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hudson did not speak in the commercial but had a key visual presence.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Photos from student protests showed hundreds of teenagers adopting many of the visual cues used in the pro-democracy demonstrations, like the three-finger salute and yellow rubber ducks.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Noun
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In March, OpenAI debuted its latest image-generation tool, the inspiration for the potential social media project, as a way to produce everything from diagrams, infographics and logos to business cards and stock photos.—
Hayden Field,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2025
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The diagramming and data visualization software allows users to create, share, and collaborate on professional diagrams, flowcharts, and other visual representations of complex information.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Molds belong to the kingdom of Fungi and is a specific form of fungi that grow filament structures known as hyphae.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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From there, Groff and his costars will walk us through Darin's story, taking us into specific scenes then zipping through time to another significant point.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Special Mother’s Day weekend events feature photographic portrait sessions with the artist and author Anna Marie Tendler and hands-on workshops for making paper flowers.—
Tanya Mohn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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His work has been recognised by major photographic and astronomical bodies, including The World at Night (TWAN), Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Historic Photographer of the Year and PetaPixel, whilst collaborating with photographic brands: Canon, Sigma, Benro, NiSi and Tenba.—
Josh Dury,
Space.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These are part of a suite of 24 images based on an ancient Japanese agricultural calendar (made up of 24 micro-seasons).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and Burrows — both wearing white — could be seen in one of the images holding hands while surrounded by candles, with a violinist pictured in the background.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Historians noted similar murals could be found on other Navy ships from World War II, all of them serving as a pictorial history of each vessel’s adventures and a source of pride for the crew.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
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Both artist and sitter participated in putting on a pictorial show.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Graphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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