Thesaurus results for ILLUSTRATIONS

illustrations

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plural of illustration

as in diagrams

something that visually explains or decorates a text this book on birds has gorgeous illustrations

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as in explanations

a statement that makes something clear forced to give several illustrations until she was understood

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as in pictures

a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing the doctor sketched an illustration to explain the procedure to the patient

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as in examples

one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like chose one essay as an illustration of the high quality of the collection

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Recent Examples of illustrations Winslow Homer, a decade younger than Church, started his career by making illustrations for Harper’s Weekly during the Civil War. —

Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 The president has taken to frequently posting fake illustrations of himself, including one of him being embraced by Jesus. —

Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Costume designs a mix original illustrations and innovation The costume department took a mixed approach to making what actors will wear, combining creativity with the original book illustrations. —

Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026 Those are the games Price cited Thursday as the best illustrations of his skill set. —

Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Freelancer Ivan Ehlers was also a finalist, in the illustrated reporting and commentary award for illustrations published in the Times. —

Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026 Through simple text and brilliant animal illustrations reminiscent of Eric Carle’s finest, Caldecott honoree Christian Robinson presents a lovely and nuanced portrait of dads across the animal kingdom, from lions to seahorses to humans. —

Literary Hub, 1 May 2026 The documentary features original music by Matt Cannon, original illustrations by Jacob Walsh, animations by Mike Nixon, motion graphics by Eastwood Allen, and was edited by Jay Espindola (Art Attack! —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 May 2026 Some of the artworks are based on nostalgia — churches or trees from where the artist grew up or illustrations. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026

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Since the chatbot can also generate diagrams and other visual data, the new update should be a boon for students.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
While reading Toward an Architecture, the 1923 manifesto of Swiss-French architect and theorist Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, Fuller encountered a table of wind resistance diagrams.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026