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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
The vignettes range from aliens crashing a slumber party to a man suffering a rogue ocular transplant, but the finest segments come courtesy of original Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sánchez and The Raid (2011) filmmaker Gareth Evans. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 The workshop’s facilitators posed a series of hypothetical adversarial actions, or vignettes, to the participants. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026 Though much of the album presents wispy vignettes, the best tracks have clear direction. — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 Sketches, photographs lost in a fire Norman Rockwell was known for using meticulous detail to draw out a range of human emotions in his vignettes of everyday life. — Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 June 2026 The 44th president himself even provides an on-screen introduction for the seven-episode series, which is otherwise composed of standalone vignettes. — Alison Herman, Variety, 24 June 2026 The series pickup caps a wild seven-year journey for Dungeon Crawler Carl, which originated in 2019 with vignettes Dinniman self-published on a digital platform as a hobby while not busy with his main job as a sketch artist at cat shows. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 June 2026 The owners’ cabin features twin vignettes of rattan mirrors, Galerie des Lampes sconces, and 19th-century Austrian botanicals. — Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026 Mark Dean Veca's piece contains 20 different vignettes. — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vignettes
  1. portraits
  2. outlines
  3. descriptions
  4. hints
  5. depictions
  6. traces
  7. pictures
  8. summarizes
Noun
  • During a visit in March, the two-room space served as the temporary home to Thames’s latest beaded curtain portraits of notable Black luminaries, which lay on tables awaiting completion.
    — Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
  • For folks who still want meaningful photos, consider having a few larger portraits professionally framed.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026
Definition of portraits
Verb
  • The settlement concerns the next three ‘reporting periods’ — 2026, 2027 and 2028 — as well as the next three seasons, from 2026-27 to 2028-29, and outlines the financial position Newcastle must find themselves in at each of those junctures.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • That decree outlines a list of requirements for the jail to improve medical and mental health care for inmates.
    — Theresa Clift July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of outlines
Noun
  • Film descriptions are below with language courtesy of Film at Lincoln Center.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • The descriptions of the perpetrators, many of whom carried a knife, were often eerily similar; several were roughly the same height, weight and race.
    — ProPublica, ProPublica, 14 July 2026
Definition of descriptions
Verb
  • There’s, of course, also hints of early-aughts influence sprinkled in, with low-rise versions of this pant becoming more popular by the day.
    — Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • This hints that placing an order and being served with no human interaction may become as ordinary as having a robot complete your household chores.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • The minutes-long scene is without parallel in the many previous pop culture depictions of the mythological moment.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • What first appears to be simple depictions of animals reveals a rich spiritual world.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of depictions
Verb
  • There’s a long scar along here (holds his arm to the camera and traces his vein path halfway up his forearm) because there’s a plate in there.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The clinical technique traces back to Norwegian educator Olav Skille, who began developing vibroacoustic therapy (VAT) in the late 1960s and formalized it by 1980.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Definition of traces
Noun
  • The training session ended with players signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.
    — Zuri Primos July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • There were also pictures circulated of Wells at a pool party, which was rumored to be the last place he was seen on July 4, but in fact had been taken the weekend before his disappearance, as Rolling Stone reported.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Verb
  • That trifecta, along with an overwhelming sense of gratitude emanating from the stage at Wolf Trap Filene Center June 30, summarizes The Generations Tour.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • That pretty much summarizes the film’s plot.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Definition of summarizes

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