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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
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This is a vision-language model (VLM) that takes visual and text input to generate the steps needed to complete a complex task.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Sophie Williams, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Buoyed by a Billboard-charting soundtrack and eye-popping visuals, the film even lured audiences to theaters, topping the box office during a one-weekend run.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In truth, his archive is nothing less than a sweeping visual history of six decades of culture, politics, and art.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
This is a vision-language model (VLM) that takes visual and text input to generate the steps needed to complete a complex task.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
In addition, the event will host the first-ever indoor No Art festival — a pop-up led by an interplay of contrasting sound and visuals — plus a 40-hour ambient meditation marathon from ZERØBPM at Thomaskerk, and much more.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Buoyed by a Billboard-charting soundtrack and eye-popping visuals, the film even lured audiences to theaters, topping the box office during a one-weekend run.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visual
Adjective
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The research is not over With lasers, beam delivery, and optical control now working on chips, the researchers are close to replicating an entire optical table in miniature form.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Since then, cooling atoms and trapping them has become a cottage industry, giving rise to optical atomic clocks, atomic navigation systems, and neutral-atom quantum computers.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Committee to Protect Journalists advises reporters covering protests to comply with dispersal orders from law enforcement and to ensure press credentials are visible to police.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Democrats’ most visible strategy appears to be trying to bum a few bucks from the grassroots—when the grassroots’ greatest power is in protest, boycott, and other unified mobilization efforts.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are lots of diagrams that can represent the same knot.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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The next morning, in the galley with Bárbara, Fraser draws a diagram of the boatmance dynamics, coming to the conclusion that all lines lead to Solène.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 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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The difference is slightly more noticeable with details in the background of an image than with details in the foreground, as visible in the Lego castle surrounding Lego Mario.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Within a couple months, though, the changes were so noticeable, nobody felt like the follow-up test was necessary.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Though the shoe is not available on the design house’s website yet, the exaggerated heel and graphic construction reflect the sensibility of Nina Christen, the buzzy footwear designer Anderson tapped to lead shoes at Dior this summer.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The book honed Wolfe’s vivid style of writing that ushered in the New Journalism movement of the era.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Saffron Saffron is a spice with a vivid reddish-golden color that has a slightly bitter flavor and is an important ingredient in Indian and Mediterranean cooking.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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Names have been changed and illustrations are anonymous to ensure their safety.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The photograph—one of a series of some 52 large and 101 smaller stereo views Gardner made around the fort—appears as a seemingly self-explanatory illustration in books about the Indian Wars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Visual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visual. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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