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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
These 16 slaps are lucid and adventurous, featuring random Jay Electronica warblings, DJ Quik rhythms, and a couple of surprisingly appropriate Westside Gunn vignettes. — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 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 Once, to write a six-part drama that will chart a course through some of Dahl’s vignettes. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 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 World-class acrobatics, artistry and dreamlike vignettes come to life as the physical and digital worlds blend on a wraparound, ultra-high-definition display, taking audiences inside Cirque du Soleil’s dream-like masterpiece like never before. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Jean Toomer’s hard-to-categorize work emerged in 1923 as an astonishing blend of genres, a brilliant composite of vignettes giving voice to facets of African-American life in the United States. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 The debut campaign captures the essence of Bell by switching between chic, elevated vignettes and unpolished moments about her own daily life. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 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
  • In portraits in homes and classrooms, in daily photographs on the front page of the country’s main party newspaper, on the lapel badges that citizens had pinned over their hearts, Kim’s image was the very iconography of the state.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After two decades in commercial property and about two years of drawing bad dog portraits, Heckels quit his job and started drawing portraits nearly every day instead.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of portraits
Verb
  • Both locals allege Ford has repeatedly violated a part of Article VII in the union's national contract that outlines how grievances are handled.
    — Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The report outlines the involvement of the Korean National Intelligence Service, or NIS, leading up to the recovery of the computer.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of outlines
Noun
  • That job needed vivid descriptions that made each performance feel irresistible.
    — Connie Etemadi, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But the primary focus of these chapters is the family’s frenzied social calendar, featuring exhaustive descriptions of parties, guest lists, and gowns.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of descriptions
Verb
  • The fact Dodson and Gay played in the preseason finale hints that they could be released this weekend.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One of the photos released shows the pair of friends-turned-secret-lovers in bed together, while another shot of them facing each other in a bathroom hints that there’s tension lingering.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hints
Noun
  • But unlike the Peter Farrelly film, By Any Means — which was directed by Elegance Bratton and written by Sascha Penn — isn’t interested in cloying depictions of interracial high jinks and bonding.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Museum of Modern Art rejected her films because of their depictions of lesbian lovemaking, Hammer claimed in an archival recording included by O’Connor.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of depictions
Verb
  • The comic traces Cash’s rise to fame in the country music scene and his upward momentum to superstardom.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The dispute traces back to 2009, when AMC contracted with Kirkman for the TV rights to his comic book.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of traces
Noun
  • Starting in the 1930s, as talking pictures and then radio and TV supplanted theater as the prime form of mass entertainment, some were converted to cinemas.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And, apparently, the eerie pictures are turning people's stomachs.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
Verb
  • This document verifies that your insurance policy is active and summarizes your business coverage.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For the past two years, most of healthcare's AI conversation has centered on the co-pilot—a smart assistant that drafts a note, summarizes a chart or answers a question while a human stays firmly in the driver's seat.
    — Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarizes

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“Vignettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vignettes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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