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
For Aero and traditional strength moves, the machine tracks your power output for each rep and graphs it on the screen in real time.
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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
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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The second, Demolition of a Wall (in two parts, Albums 1 and 2, 2022), charts the eerie staccato of airflow disrupted by shock waves at a blast-testing range in New Mexico.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The drama charts her gradual journey from vulnerability to self-determination.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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However, the game rights change is contingent on the larger ESPN-NFL deal passing Department of Justice review, which seems increasingly unlikely to come before the NFL plots its 2026 calendar.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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LaBeouf plays a character named Clodio Pulcher, who plots against Cesar.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Since some people recover from listeriosis without medical attention and never get tested, the CDC estimates that the actual number of people ill is probably substantially higher than reported, and that the outbreak may not be restricted to the states shown below.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's most recent analysis from June estimates 16 million Americans will lose their health care coverage by 2034 due to the cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.—
Beth Warren,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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When a question is asked of the FLM, the trust model removes non-domain vocabulary, computes a latent space representation and measures how close this vector is to the knowledge anchors.—
Scott Zoldi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once a possible collision is identified, CREAM automatically computes the best strategy to avoid danger – a job that normally requires a lot of human input.—
David Szondy
August 26,
New Atlas,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Graphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphs. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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