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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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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
The newest Echo Show 5 Kids features the all-new Alexa+, so kids can engage in interactive learning conversations and co-create one-of-a-kind stories with original, real-time illustrations.
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
The series is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, from a story by Ande Parks, Joe Russo & Anthony Russo, with illustrations by Fernando Leon Gonzalez.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
The franchise is based on Ande Parks’ graphic novel Ciudad, which has a story credited to Parks, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, along with illustrations from Fernando Leon Gonzalez.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
But at all stadiums, then and now, chunks of the lower level(s) on one or both sidelines are allocated to hospitality, according to these illustrations.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
On Earth, in 2020 Naleah Boys, a high school student in Janesville, Wisconsin, published a book with illustrations on NASA missions, and expressed ambition to become a NASA engineer.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Culin also consulted with other scholars and collectors to produce his final report 14 years later, which includes over 1,100 illustrations and descriptions of 239 sets of dice from 130 different tribes.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
To tell the pharaoh's story in depth, NPR art director Jackie Lay lays out Hatshepsut's history through illustrations.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
More than 500 illustrations in total will be included.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
The series is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, from a story by Ande Parks, Joe Russo & Anthony Russo, with illustrations by Fernando Leon Gonzalez.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
The franchise is based on Ande Parks’ graphic novel Ciudad, which has a story credited to Parks, Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, along with illustrations from Fernando Leon Gonzalez.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
But at all stadiums, then and now, chunks of the lower level(s) on one or both sidelines are allocated to hospitality, according to these illustrations.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
On Earth, in 2020 Naleah Boys, a high school student in Janesville, Wisconsin, published a book with illustrations on NASA missions, and expressed ambition to become a NASA engineer.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Culin also consulted with other scholars and collectors to produce his final report 14 years later, which includes over 1,100 illustrations and descriptions of 239 sets of dice from 130 different tribes.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
To tell the pharaoh's story in depth, NPR art director Jackie Lay lays out Hatshepsut's history through illustrations.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
More than 500 illustrations in total will be included.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illustrations
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Anthropic’s Claude, too, provides similar tutorials with interactive charts and diagrams.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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The art team uses the massive diagrams created by Ruscio in order to track them all.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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As robots became more humanlike, participants’ explanations increasingly framed those neutral colors as industrial or practical.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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The results showed that users preferred a combined approach that included both pre-journey explanations and real-time narration.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wheatley has always had a decent handle on atmosphere, and Normal definitely possesses more of a sense of location than other pictures of its ilk.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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In May 2025, CACC posted pictures to its social media pages showing lines of people turning in stray animals or surrendering their pets to city shelters.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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There are more examples of such calculations.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Bengals have a long history of finding productive defensive linemen in the middle rounds of the draft, with the 2010 draft adding Carlos Dunlap (Round 2) and Geno Atkins (Round 4) as the most notable examples.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The stunning pivot involves a $50 million convertible financing agreement to acquire high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs), aiming to meet the massive, unmet demand for AI cloud computing capacity among enterprise developers.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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While Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) — which were originally designed for gaming — have been effectively repurposed for AI training, focus is now shifting to the most efficient ways to actually deploy the tech in applications, known as AI inference.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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From a distance, the scenes seemed like classical interpretations of the Stations, but on closer inspection things became a little stranger.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Think about more positive interpretations before presuming someone is insulting you.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2026
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Many works appear to be collages, but on close inspection turn out to be flat oil on canvas depictions of pop and cultural artifacts.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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Tolan and other historians show how these hostile depictions developed in time in monasteries and royal courts.—
Anna Piela,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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The drop in Hermes shares was even steeper, last seen down 12% as currency fluctuations weighed on the firm's sales figures.—
Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Philippe Pegoraro, chief economist at FH — the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry — said official exports figures for March won’t be finalized until later this month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Illustrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illustrations. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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