vignetting

verb

present participle of vignette
as in silhouetting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vignetting
  1. silhouetting
  2. hinting
  3. tracing
  4. summing up
  5. outlining
  6. suggesting
  7. exhibiting
  8. drafting
Verb
  • The sculptural dress—part of Louis Vuitton's fall 2026 collection—featured a square neckline framed by a dramatic collar that flared out behind her head, beautifully silhouetting the actress's curly bob hairstyle.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • As the full moon sank below the horizon, silhouetting palm trees at Jetty Park, the light of dawn ushered in the arrival of the world’s largest cruise ship to its new homeport on Florida’s Space Coast.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
Definition of silhouetting
Verb
  • Over the last week, its official Instagram account has hosted a series of vignette teasers hinting to potential locations of the next stretch.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The performance underscores the capability of Nvidia's chips, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hinting that OpenAI will be using even more computing power from the company going forward.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hinting
Verb
  • The suite of photographs explores the politics of a mother-daughter relationship, tracing the artist and her mother across nearly three decades.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Some have been converted into museums tracing the 300-year history of the structures in the region; others are now craft and gift shops.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tracing
Verb
  • Beautiful words—really summing up what her whole career is about.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Schwartz addressed this challenge by summing up their plight in an opening credits song.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of summing up
Verb
  • Look east and southeast after dark for the Great Square of Pegasus — four moderately bright stars (Scheat, Alpheratz, Markab and Algenib) outlining an enormous square.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, Stephen Blumberg, the director of the CDC division that oversees the survey, published a memo outlining the redesign.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of outlining
Verb
  • The presidential candidates who came in third, fourth, and fifth place are all right-wing, suggesting that Bolsonaro could have a natural pool of voters to draw from in the runoff.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The gulf diplomat said the investigation, which hasn’t concluded, hasn’t found any connections with militant groups, suggesting the copilot acted on his own.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggesting
Verb
  • Even after the game, Riley apparently wasn’t aware that Stephens was soon on the sideline thereafter shown on NBC’s broadcast, not kneeling respectfully or exhibiting concern, but smiling and dapping up teammates.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • If a scheduling agent suddenly begins querying compensation records, that deserves the same scrutiny as an employee exhibiting the same behavior.
    — Sumit Dhawan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhibiting
Verb
  • Overseeing such a diverse mix is obviously too big a job for one person so Ellison added yet another flavor by drafting Ynon Kreiz as co-chief executive.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Tasks such as drafting ad copy or writing an email are open-ended and don’t have a single correct answer, so letting the model generate is fine.
    — Mateusz Mucha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of drafting
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“Vignetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vignetting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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