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as in drawing
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
made a quick sketch from which she would create a more detailed painting later
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as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet
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as in to trace
to draw or make apparent the outline of
sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan
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Recent Examples of sketch
Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
This approach flirts with sketch comedy stretched beyond its natural limits, but is fully validated in the form of Poorna Jagannathan’s Auntie Lucky, the Dars’ doting family friend who turns out to be a cold-blooded queenpin.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
As for the Stevens Creek Boulevard housing development, the developer has sketched out a vision of two eight-story buildings with a total of 532 apartments.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Students ages 7 to 11 will do craft projects and those 12 to 17 will work on drawings and sketches.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
This approach flirts with sketch comedy stretched beyond its natural limits, but is fully validated in the form of Poorna Jagannathan’s Auntie Lucky, the Dars’ doting family friend who turns out to be a cold-blooded queenpin.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
To achieve the film’s look, Back and his assistant, Lina Gagnon, sketched on matte acetate with colored pencils, adding in layers of shading as scenes blend from one to the other, using multiple exposures and no cuts.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
As for the Stevens Creek Boulevard housing development, the developer has sketched out a vision of two eight-story buildings with a total of 532 apartments.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketch
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Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state.—
Don Sweeney,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Mar. 2025
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Powerball drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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He's got a little sidekick over there named Mark Paoletta who is one of the people in the portrait with Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Enter the boardroom and there is a framed portrait of Arend on the left-hand wall.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Louvre’s debut fashion exhibit spotlights precious objects from the Byzantine era to the Second French Empire, tracing their influence on designer clothing.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
9 Mar. 2025
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With that lead, investigators traced the mummy to a film production company that had purchased it in the ’60s.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The report describes increases in applications, not students, so can be skewed by students applying to a greater number of colleges.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The struggle would be to find a term that accurately describes what an assembly of women can do together, and also how markedly different each woman—and group—is from the next.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
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But along with the angry calls and Facebook messages, Vito’s has been praised and thanked for hanging the illustration.—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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The other medieval link comes from the ‘allegorical’ aspect of the jewelry, as the illustrations in the pieces tell a story across the entire collection.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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There was also a successful touchdown on this morning's Starlink launch, the 18th to date for this particular Falcon 9 booster, according to a SpaceX mission description.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The couple also publishes a magazine that includes the trail map and site descriptions.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At a meeting held at Southwest High School on Sept. 18, 1961, Missouri highway engineers outlined the plan — a six-lane, high-speed, limited-access highway, much of it depressed 20 feet or more below the surface.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
9 Mar. 2025
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Collective bargaining agreements between an employer and a union representing workers outlines the rights and benefits of employees such as their pay schedule and their ability to challenge demotions or terminations.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Good American Family, released on March 19, stars Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass as Kristine and Michael Barnett, while 27-year-old Imogen Faith Reid portrays Natalia.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Avari also noted that one of the 13 vignettes portrays a standing farmer—the only male figure in the in the piece.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Sketch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketch. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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