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as in drawings
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 portraits
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 traces
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 describes
to give a representation or account of in words
briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan
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Recent Examples of sketches
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Think rough sketches rather than finished paintings, or first drafts of novels sent to the printers without edits or proofreading.
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Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
26 June 2026
The President had read a lot of the sketches and liked it all.
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Peter White,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
And the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David, this time in a bevy of historical sketches.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Eight decades later, four of the sketches have been acquired by the White House Historical Assn.
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Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The few other women pictured appear as black and white sketches on the outer edges of the panel.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The sketches had been put up for sale by a grandson of the White House official who received them as a gift from Rockwell.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
That meant weaving in comedy sketches, musical performances and choreography as well as clips that audiences had never seen before.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, the filmmaker sketches her life story.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Ahangarani sketches her life story through five portraits of relatives and mentors.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Constraint Is a Creative Brief BFL's core technical innovation — latent diffusion, a method that sketches a rough visual blueprint before rendering detail — wasn't chosen for elegance.
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Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
All of this is to amp up our sympathy for these men and our certainty that Carol killed Floyd, until the season finale finally sketches her out, albeit thinly.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.
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Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Yet Barbara is so much more than a foil; Rosenberg sketches out the life of a woman who dreamed of ascending in status, of moving from working-class Brooklyn to the Upper East Side on the arm of a surgeon.
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Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.
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Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
Think rough sketches rather than finished paintings, or first drafts of novels sent to the printers without edits or proofreading.
—
Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
26 June 2026
The President had read a lot of the sketches and liked it all.
—
Peter White,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
And the return of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Larry David, this time in a bevy of historical sketches.
—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Eight decades later, four of the sketches have been acquired by the White House Historical Assn.
—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The few other women pictured appear as black and white sketches on the outer edges of the panel.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
The sketches had been put up for sale by a grandson of the White House official who received them as a gift from Rockwell.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
That meant weaving in comedy sketches, musical performances and choreography as well as clips that audiences had never seen before.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Verb
The filing sketches out an unusually lean operation.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, the filmmaker sketches her life story.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
Ahangarani sketches her life story through five portraits of relatives and mentors.
—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Constraint Is a Creative Brief BFL's core technical innovation — latent diffusion, a method that sketches a rough visual blueprint before rendering detail — wasn't chosen for elegance.
—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
All of this is to amp up our sympathy for these men and our certainty that Carol killed Floyd, until the season finale finally sketches her out, albeit thinly.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.
—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Yet Barbara is so much more than a foil; Rosenberg sketches out the life of a woman who dreamed of ascending in status, of moving from working-class Brooklyn to the Upper East Side on the arm of a surgeon.
—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketches
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The prize has been building for more than three months without a winner, setting up one of the biggest drawings of the year.
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An exhibition last year of drawings and ephemera from the making of the Fox Trot Carousel reminded people about the carousel, Lusk said.
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Alongside artist and archival producer Hudson Campbell, who created oil portraits of the four central figures, the team leaned on AI to add animation, movement, expression, and immediacy to people whose likenesses were absent from history.
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The Pompadour Suite is theatrical in its own way, with dramatic portraits, antique furnishings, and oak floors.
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The defining deal that almost didn’t happen HPE traces its roots back to the Silicon Valley garage where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard made their first audio oscillators for sound engineers working on Walt Disney’s Fantasia in 1939.
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As a result, the full moon traces the lowest possible arc, rising and setting far to the southeast and southwest and never climbing very high.
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The 3,200-square-foot residence at 10825 Lola Montez Road in Soda Springs, about 90 minutes from Sacramento via Interstate 80, includes three bedrooms and four bathrooms, but the listing describes it more like a private Sierra camp than a conventional home.
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In Apple in China, the Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee describes how the US firm’s advanced manufacturing supply chain birthed China’s world-beating consumer electronics sector.
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But Comer and Jackman’s roles reverse the ballad’s depictions.
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O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
Noun
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Some card descriptions are a bit wordy, forcing pauses to reread during your first attempts.
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Design roles around capability, not job descriptions.
Verb
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The Department of Transportation outlines the basic policies in major carriers’ contracts.
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This is the first of those reports, which outlines advocacy objectives for the upcoming fiscal year — one of which is taxpayer identity theft.
Verb
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Michael is a 2026 biopic directed by Antoine Fuqua, in which Jackson portrays his uncle, Michael Jackson.
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Jaafar Jackson, the singer’s real-life nephew, portrays Michael Jackson in his acting debut, with Colman Domingo and Nia Long as parents, Joe and Katherine.
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“Sketches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketches. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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