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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 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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Well, fortunately, there’s such an invention as the World Series Weird and Wild column (Game 1 edition).—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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And at the conference’s 2021 edition, Martin Baron, who stepped down that year after a long run as editor of the Washington Post, attended virtually to discuss the state of the media.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—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,
22 Oct. 2025
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The early days of the internet saw intense competition between graphical web browsers.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of Schieffer’s most vivid memories is of meeting a young Marine in the field preparing for combat.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Reserve a small amount for a can of paint in a vivid color to spruce up the cabinets.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tim Skipper holds a paper sheet on his person at all times while talking shop, calling plays on the sidelines.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Oct. 2025
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When the sheet was pulled off of Thomas’ pillar, Smith reached her hand, her nails painted in Broncos’ colors, to the bronze bust of her son’s face.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The British photographer’s most fashionable and prolific photographic years were between 1927 to 1956.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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After photographic evidence of the sub, Nicol agrees to cover it in concrete and leave it on the ocean floor.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The writing from both Lisa and Riley is so honest and descriptive you are teleported into their world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The problem is that much of the space research is descriptive rather than analytical.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meghan Markle was accused of insensitivity by a British tabloid after filming a video from her car seat less than a mile from the tunnel where Princess Diana died.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile figures bringing privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid said on Wednesday new evidence showed his brother Prince William and the heir's wife Kate were also targets.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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These advancements open exciting new doors for rapid prototyping and visual storytelling, allowing artists and developers to ideate, visualize, and refine gameplay experiences at a faster pace and with greater scale.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Pictorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorial. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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