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consisting of or relating to pictures
that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa
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as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
she writes a very pictorial kind of poetry, using words the way a painter applies strokes of color
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Recent Examples of pictorial
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the stand-out pictorial images from the West Ham defeat was the photograph captured by Mark Thompson of Getty Images showing captain Jose Sa and fellow defender Ladislav Krejci remonstrating with their team-mate (our lead image at the top of this piece).
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Skims The actor stars in the pictorial, shot by Carin Backoff, with his fiancée, model Abby Champion.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Running from June 1 to 10, the auction will feature over 150 lots, spanning Monterey and Industrial furniture, Hillside pottery, and Diné (Navajo) pictorial weavings.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2026
One of the stand-out pictorial images from the West Ham defeat was the photograph captured by Mark Thompson of Getty Images showing captain Jose Sa and fellow defender Ladislav Krejci remonstrating with their team-mate (our lead image at the top of this piece).
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
Bachardy’s self-portraits and drawings of Isherwood pepper the galleries, a confluence that reveals something that should be obvious: Two portrait artists, one pictorial and the other literary, resided for decades in the same household.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Skims The actor stars in the pictorial, shot by Carin Backoff, with his fiancée, model Abby Champion.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorial
Adjective
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Emotional testimony details shocking stabbing The trial, which began with jury selection on June 1, included emotional testimony from eye witnesses and graphic video footage of the chaotic event, CBS News reported.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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An evocation of Maat — who reigned over justice, truth and order — the plumage was stylized as graphic bands that curled around the neck for the set’s necklace.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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About 60% of users are reporting these vivid dreams.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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Unlike traditional ePaper, the monitor has a 35Hz refresh rate to facilitate scrolling and viewing dynamic content, and includes Asus Ghosting-Free technology for crisp text and vivid visuals.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
Noun
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This year’s 80th edition takes place June 11-14.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Last week, a lawyer representing the two-time reigning NBA MVP sent a cease-and-desist letter to sports prediction market and fantasy sports company Underdog that includes a demand for the destruction of all copies of the cheeky and extremely limited-edition game Unethical Hoops.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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By greatly expanding the dimensions of his images, with their muted palettes, tight cropping, found symmetries, and laconic wit, had the maestro of the photographic epigram betrayed his subtractive aesthetic?—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Ironically, Kodak invented one of the first digital cameras in 1975, yet its leaders feared that adopting this technology would destroy their traditional photographic film business.—
Veronica Angela,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Kareem Dale, Obama’s special assistant for disability policy during his tenure, will narrate the audio descriptive tour for the center.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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The handset may be called the iPhone Ultra if Apple doesn’t settle for something more directly descriptive like iPhone Fold.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Rearrange the sheet so that each line has a coupon and maturity followed by a bid yield and an ask yield.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The tool eliminates the need for traditional public health data reports and fact sheets, which are limited to specific time periods and health categories.—
Velvet Wu
June 5,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Literary, visual, and performative art of the African diaspora iterates separation as a literal separation of the bodies of mothers and children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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But since the beginning of the 21st century, there’s been more and more access to the actual visual truth.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Prairie Village will act as a home base for the team in between their travels to different games, according to British tabloid The Daily Mail.—
Jenna Thompson
June 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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More than three decades ago, Ron Howard decided that a story about a fictional New York City tabloid was just his type.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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“Pictorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorial. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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