as in charts
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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Recent Examples of graphs
Though marigolds and sweet alyssum don’t directly affect each other, sweet alyssum will work to bring in hoverflies and ladybugs, and marigolds can work as a trap plant that graphs pests and holds them for the predatory insects to feed upon.
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Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
For Aero and traditional strength moves, the machine tracks your power output for each rep and graphs it on the screen in real time.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Our solution was to develop a machine-learning network that graphs the relative depth and spatial locations of all the objects in the scene, then bases the language processing on this scene graph.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2022
Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
For Aero and traditional strength moves, the machine tracks your power output for each rep and graphs it on the screen in real time.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Our solution was to develop a machine-learning network that graphs the relative depth and spatial locations of all the objects in the scene, then bases the language processing on this scene graph.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphs
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The play charts his despair and hope, as well as his unlikely romance with a prison volunteer (Tessa Thompson).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The doc charts the political journey that culminated with his historic April 12 victory in the country’s general elections.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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In Part 2 the factional fighting at court is increased rather than lessened by the arrival of Margaret of Anjou, the new queen, who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Robert Pattinson also enters the franchise as the villain Scytale, who plots to end Paul's rule over the universe.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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By 2030, JPMorgan estimates that roughly 25 million Americans will be on a GLP-1, up from just 5 million in 2023.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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But researchers’ estimates that Grok was generating thousands of harmful images an hour appear to be increasingly backed by lawsuits from victims surfacing non-consensual images.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Nothing about the results computes.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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That means if a gig worker or their employer computes a tip amount and requires customers to pay it, that tip isn’t tax-deductible.—
Annette Nellen,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Graphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphs. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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