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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Recent Examples of vignettes
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
This collection of grisly horror vignettes all take place on Halloween night in the fictional town of Warren Valley, Ohio, and are all tied together by black comedy and autumnal atmosphere.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
The only light spots in the tale are the vignettes of life with her husband, Robbie, and their three children in Australia.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
The narrative painting comprises 13 vibrant vignettes, each containing a snippet of rural life.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Most fail to work even as vignettes.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The vignettes in Dirtbag Billionaire unequivocally show that Chouinard was once the dirtbag to end all dirtbags—and remains so at heart.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
Those unique stories were told through vignettes focused on each member of the group while introducing the album’s five lead singles.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The soft, communal video mirrors its reflective mood, featuring both shots of MoRuf, SZA, and friends like fellow artist Topaz Jones as adults, and vignettes of young children with their style.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
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Burberry is warming up to the holidays in other ways, too, with store windows that take inspiration from the house’s Equestrian Knight reimagined through vignettes that blend heritage with the spirit of the season.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
This collection of grisly horror vignettes all take place on Halloween night in the fictional town of Warren Valley, Ohio, and are all tied together by black comedy and autumnal atmosphere.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
The only light spots in the tale are the vignettes of life with her husband, Robbie, and their three children in Australia.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
The narrative painting comprises 13 vibrant vignettes, each containing a snippet of rural life.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Most fail to work even as vignettes.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The vignettes in Dirtbag Billionaire unequivocally show that Chouinard was once the dirtbag to end all dirtbags—and remains so at heart.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
Those unique stories were told through vignettes focused on each member of the group while introducing the album’s five lead singles.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The soft, communal video mirrors its reflective mood, featuring both shots of MoRuf, SZA, and friends like fellow artist Topaz Jones as adults, and vignettes of young children with their style.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vignettes
Noun
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Tombs, anvils, boats, villages, guns, portraits, fiddle toys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Outsize portraits of all three are hauled down endless streets as crowds of obligatory fans parade their wheelbarrows, shovels and carbines.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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The bill outlines several key obligations aimed at protecting children and holding companies accountable for harmful interactions.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The suit, filed in Los Angeles Federal Court on Tuesday and reviewed by Variety, outlines a pattern of contract violations and misconduct regarding profit sharing, among other claims.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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All venues are equipped with accessibility measures including audio descriptions, sign language interpretation and multilingual dubbing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Midwinter Day was a rageful response inspired by Ulysses in its epic descriptions of the quotidian.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Durant, 37, reportedly signed a two-year extension worth $90 million with the team on Sunday and the move to acquire the 15-time NBA All-Star hints that the franchise is all-in this season.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gone are the incisive and artful depictions of young people from the Asian and Latina women photographers laid off today.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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As with work, depictions of leisure are predominantly set outdoors, and often as solo endeavors.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In her exhaustive chronicle, Jennings traces the long folkloric history of monk-tormenting demons.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Navajo Nation Museum traces Diné heritage and culture.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For the rest of her images, Kardashian modeled the see-through lace dress in various parts of the island paradise, also including some pictures that were just part of the scenery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like William Klein’s pictures, Roversi’s incorporate accidents, light flares, blur, even damage.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage of the event, Cheney was asked how media portrayals might affect his legacy.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Chenoweth and Menzel’s portrayals of Glinda and Elphaba earned them both Tony Award nominations for best performance by a leading actress in a musical, which Menzel won at the 2004 ceremony, and Wicked hasn’t left the Gershwin Theatre since its premiere in October 2003.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Vignettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vignettes. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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