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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 nearly dialogue-free story revels in grotesque creatures and nightmarish vignettes in an underworld setting. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 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
  • Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of portraits
Verb
  • The article outlines seven types of these micro-bursts, including emotional regulation, cognitive reframing, and decision support.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The foundation outlines four levels of regenerative design—soil, ecosystems, ways of being and connection to place—offering actionable strategies to address each.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Definition of outlines
Noun
  • Here are some highlights with official descriptions courtesy of the folks at Comic-Con.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Several immigration enforcement operations in the US over the last year have resulted in fatalities –– with initial descriptions from authorities of clashes between agents and suspects later contradicted by video evidence.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 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
  • His wartime propaganda cartoons, for example, included stereotypical and racist depictions of Japanese people.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Stretching nearly 70 meters, the embroidery contains more than 620 people and 737 animals across 58 scenes, including striking depictions of battle and its aftermath.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of depictions
Verb
  • The mystery of why some people who carry a deadly gene variant might not have symptoms traces back a century, to when biologists were trying to understand how traits were passed from one generation to the next.
    — Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • The term traces back to a 2022 tweet from user @robyns_quill and an early Urban Dictionary entry before Vice’s May 30 explainer pushed it into the mainstream this year.
    — Allison Palmer July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
Definition of traces
Noun
  • Recently released pictures show his coffin next arriving in Karbala, surrounded by masses of people.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Reporters staked out the property and snapped pictures of arrivals.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 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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