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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
Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Her collection features millions of childhood artworks across developmental milestones — from scribbles to finger paintings and pictorial works — and has served as a major source of inspiration for Belott’s own artistic practice.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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
As for the pictorial tattoos on Abrego Garcia’s hand, marijuana leaves, crosses and skulls are widely used by people who do not belong to gangs.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Her collection features millions of childhood artworks across developmental milestones — from scribbles to finger paintings and pictorial works — and has served as a major source of inspiration for Belott’s own artistic practice.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
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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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gobel is not daunted by the graphic content.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The doctrine is both a reasonable tactical reaction to threatening events and a vivid personal reflection of Trump the wannabe emperor, committed to self-extolling, national expansion and personal and national wealth.—
John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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There are some vivid downsides to college sports’ new NIL era, but net-net, things seem so much healthier when much of it comes down to a school’s willingness to spend.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Researchers are also banking DNA, creating a kind of reef edition of Noah’s Ark.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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With each new commercial edition, the cast, and especially the older red-haired gentleman with glasses, assume new roles.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As one of four special photographic effects supervisors credited on the 1968 classic — Trumbull, Wally Veevers and Tom Howard were the others — Pederson helped create stars, planets, spaceships and the unforgettable five-minute Star Gate sequence.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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Several officers who fought the rioters said the hardest thing to deal with has been the effort by many to play down the violence, despite a massive trove of video and photographic evidence documenting it.—
Mary Clare Jalonick,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When descriptive norms emerge, people follow suit.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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But the Grand Canyon rates its rapids up to what’s called a Canyon Class 10, allowing boaters to be more descriptive across the wide variety of whitewater features.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Formed by rolling up sheets of atoms, these hollow tubes exhibit unique behaviors distinct from bulk materials due to their nanoscale dimensions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Obviously, flat laundry like towels, sheets, and table linens can't be turned inside out.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Displaying knickknacks on trays is one easy way to corral visual clutter, and sticking to a limited color palette throughout your home will make your other design choices look more intentional.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Polka dots bring visual interest without overwhelming a look, pairing easily with solid staples.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Trump has had a complex relationship with the Post, his hometown tabloid, for decades.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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The tabloid has footage of Earle hanging out with Tom Brady as the ball dropped.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Pictorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorial. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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