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as in visible
capable of being seen
that funny expression was a visual hint that she was getting bored
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as in graphical
consisting of or relating to pictures
visual evidence that could be presented in court
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as in graphic
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
accounts of Civil War battles that are so grippingly visual that the reader recoils from the sight of so much blood
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as in diagram
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the strong visuals in the beginning biology book compensate somewhat for the weak text
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Recent Examples of visual
Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Casati Stampa di Soncino inhabited Peggy Guggenheim’s former home Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and infused Venice with 1920s glamour, wild parties with big band music and monkeys and filled it with famous guests like her lover, poet Gabriele D’Annunzio and visual artist Man Ray.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Nearly four decades after its release, Labyrinth continues to captivate not just because of its dazzling visuals or iconic performances, but because of the emotional truths buried beneath its whimsy and shadows.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The dark comic thriller also leads projections in makeup, production design, prosthetics, sound editing and visual effects.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Casati Stampa di Soncino inhabited Peggy Guggenheim’s former home Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and infused Venice with 1920s glamour, wild parties with big band music and monkeys and filled it with famous guests like her lover, poet Gabriele D’Annunzio and visual artist Man Ray.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Through awe-inspiring visuals and a narration from the filmmaker combining poetry, science and emotions, the film explores the paradoxes of our time.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Nearly four decades after its release, Labyrinth continues to captivate not just because of its dazzling visuals or iconic performances, but because of the emotional truths buried beneath its whimsy and shadows.
—Logan Karlie
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visual
Adjective
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Today, a typical scan takes about 30 minutes; the optical system could theoretically cut that to just five.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dust and sandstorms have disrupted optical tracking, weakened the laser beam and caused wear on its optics.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The next total lunar eclipse visible in the Americas will occur March 3, 2026, NASA said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Right now, in the first week of what will be a three-week rehearsal period, the dancers’ efforts are visible.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The way to avoid these limitations isn’t to abandon quantum field theory, but rather to go beyond the perturbative approach of Feynman diagrams, and to perform the full analytic calculations demanded by the underlying quantum field theory.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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Work with over 250,000 shapes, link diagrams to live data from Excel or Microsoft Entra ID, and generate org charts automatically.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Scott Summers, the leader of the X-Men team from Marvel comics who's capable of firing optic blasts, in 2000's X-Men.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The diagnosis was optic atrophy, which meant no blood flow was reaching the nerve.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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After a noticeable drop in school attendance due to SEPTA cuts in the first week of the new school year, the city directed a portion of its $135 million transit subsidy to restore bus and trolley service on routes that are heavily used by students.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The ears of a young ram are more noticeable than those of an old ram, whose ears are largely concealed by the massive horns.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Becca Martin-Brown,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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Investigators said the contractor engaged extensively with users on the platform, viewing graphic photos and videos while on duty and even using his government computer to chat with people posting explicit content.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sugar maples turn bright red, and red maples change from vivid red to orange to bright yellow.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Under Porra’s direction and through Sebastián Cabrera’s painterly cinematography, the film conjures a vivid and haunting portrait of the colonial Caribbean.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Concerns included graphic illustrations, discussion of drug or alcohol use and transgender acceptance.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The store supplied her with bondage pants, kilts, and T-shirts printed with obscene illustrations.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Visual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visual. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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