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as in graphical
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 graphic
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
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
Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
In interviews, Burnett’s recollections are more pictorial than psychological.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
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Adjective
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
Noun
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
In interviews, Burnett’s recollections are more pictorial than psychological.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorial
Noun
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The Target-exclusive vinyl edition includes a double-sided poster and was a main draw for attendees.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Billboard Pride is proud to present the latest edition of Queer Jams of the Week, our roundup of some of the best new music releases from LGBTQ+ artists.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—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,
2 Oct. 2025
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Though the shoe is not available on the design house’s website yet, the exaggerated heel and graphic construction reflect the sensibility of Nina Christen, the buzzy footwear designer Anderson tapped to lead shoes at Dior this summer.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The book honed Wolfe’s vivid style of writing that ushered in the New Journalism movement of the era.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Saffron Saffron is a spice with a vivid reddish-golden color that has a slightly bitter flavor and is an important ingredient in Indian and Mediterranean cooking.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As specific location closures aren’t finalized, a public Google sheet lists more than 500 locations, marking them as likely closures, two of which are in Nashville.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Outside, artist Andy Nguyen introduced cyanotype artwork, a photographic process that creates a blue and white image from a mix of sun exposure and chemicals.—
Lauren Uppal,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The caller also picked out Flores Barrientos from a photographic lineup, police said.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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On sleep in particular, Whoop is distinctly more prescriptive than descriptive.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Printing on both sides of a tabloid-size (11-by-17-inch) page, for example, takes four times as much ink or toner as printing on one side of a letter-size page.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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The rapper Killer Mike makes the most of his limited screen time as the no-nonsense publisher of a local tabloid that prints Lee’s more lowbrow, retaliatory material, including the mug shots and criminal histories of some goons who assaulted him.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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The company has been systematically integrating AI into its entire content value chain, from script analysis and green-lighting decisions to postproduction and visual effects.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Pictorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorial. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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