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
The system sends the data wirelessly to a phone app that graphs changes in the volume of alcohol over time.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
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
The system sends the data wirelessly to a phone app that graphs changes in the volume of alcohol over time.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphs
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As Isaacman charts a new course for the agency's lunar missions, its next Artemis mission remains delayed.—
Brendan Byrne,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2026
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His parents say Logan charts his own course.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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In 1893, Scottish-Canadian author, Robert Barr, wrote a short story about an unhappy married couple that was vacationing in the Swiss Alps when the husband plots to push his wife off of a cliff.—
Mary Beth Skylis,
Outside,
26 Feb. 2026
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Various accusations were leveled against the owners of both groups during the course of the hearing, with two operators of Cesar Rainey Street being implicated in drug trafficking and arson plots separately.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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To resolve this issue, the team developed a criterion that estimates the overlap between the prepared input state and the true ground state using the energy and energy variance of the initial state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Tax Foundation estimates those tariffs added somewhere between $1,000 and $1,300 to the average American household’s annual costs.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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During training, each GPU computes a mathematical operation called a gradient on its own batch of data.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Jan. 2026
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Outside of the payrolls and CPI report, the BLS also computes data on import and export prices, job openings, producer prices, productivity and other metrics.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Graphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphs. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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