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noun

plural of vignette
as in portraits
a vivid representation in words of someone or something the general's memoirs are filled with revealing vignettes of some of the war's most compelling personalities

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verb

present tense third-person singular of vignette
as in outlines

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Recent Examples of vignettes
Noun
Banned Not banned Told in brief, interconnected vignettes, this novel follows a young Latina growing up in a Chicago neighborhood. — Alexandra Tirado Oropeza, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 The book is vignettes of people’s lives without much connective tissue. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 Nocturnos by Laura Pérez Alt Autores, Spain The writer and artist’s graphic novel uses a series of dreamlike vignettes to explore the mysterious and magical world of the night. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026 Each episode of Carrie, beginning with the second, will speak to the main character’s place within that larger world through opening vignettes that depict a different woman with extraordinary abilities from different time periods. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 Complementing the campaign is a series of film vignettes capturing Waterhouse in tongue-in-cheek moments around town. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 The video vignettes will feature series star Theo James as well as soccer great David Beckham, who has served as a brand ambassador for the beer since 2024. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 In the five vignettes, James, as his character Eddie Horniman, intimidates various individuals while going through the clean-up, the sacrifice, the angle, the cut and the judgment — all steps of serving Stella Artois. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 The bottom half, filled with detailed vignettes, rewards passing pedestrians who can stop and drink in the endless detail. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vignettes
  1. portraits
  2. outlines
  3. descriptions
  4. hints
  5. depictions
  6. traces
  7. pictures
  8. summarizes
Noun
  • Lined with portraits of tango legends on the wall, the space feels beautifully preserved.
    — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of portraits
Verb
  • The nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up posted a detailed breakdown of the data that outlines a 66% shrinkage in the SiriusXM Raw channel roster.
    — Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The letter outlines 10 conditions that could help alleviate antitrust concerns.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlines
Noun
  • Bread & Butter’s title track is the only time when things decamp to the treacly, mostly because of how Cartunez’s syrupy beat drowns out Droog’s hazy memories of 9/11 and descriptions of a side chick who looks like Ronnie from The Player’s Club.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI also did not include full prompts or run-time details for how their agents uncovered the proofs, and officials admitted in a blog post about the results that citations and written descriptions of findings could be improved in future releases.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of descriptions
Verb
  • Although Merlot is included in this first vintage, Alessandro hints that the blend may change over time, as cultivation of Merlot has become challenging as growing conditions have evolved with climate change.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • New research hints that your cells might keep a record of your training history so all of your gains are not completely lost.
    — Diego Hernandez-Saavedra, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • The 1997 Disney movie Hercules mixed Roman and Greek names, helping propagate this and other inaccuracies (not uncommon in Hollywood’s depictions of ancient Greece).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Vice City is the fictional version of Miami, and the game includes real-life depictions of Ocean Drive, Brickell Avenue, Wynwood and more.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of depictions
Verb
  • Kondo’s interest in disaster-response robotics traces back to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The film traces more than 40 years of Iran’s history through Ahangarani’s personal experiences of exile and the stories of her relatives and mentors.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of traces
Noun
  • Stone, in a royal blue skirt suit, posed for pictures before stopping to chat happily with the Haim sisters, with Este Haim breaking into song.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Messi posted on social media pictures of him arriving to join the national team for the last time and his final training sessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pictures
Verb
  • Giuffra on Friday also referred to a Cornell document that summarizes key evidence included in a university disciplinary panel’s decision.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The film ends with Kaczynski being apprehended, and summarizes the years to follow via text on the screen.
    — Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of summarizes

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“Vignettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vignettes. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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