as in graphics
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 visuals
While Taylor Swift often gets credit for popularizing the notion of era reinventions, artists have played with their visuals to communicate and market new album cycles for decades — just look at Beyoncé, Madonna, David Bowie and The Beatles.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Getty Images has signed a multiyear display agreement with OpenAI, bringing its licensed visuals into ChatGPT search and discovery.
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Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In other words, the user has to fight to produce visuals that stray from the formula.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
24 June 2026
But the visuals are a mixed bag.
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James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
24 June 2026
Concurrently, the Metcalf family is coming to grips with the world having access to the graphic and disturbing audio and visuals that Collin County Courts made public.
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Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Shares of Getty Images were down some 55% this year on fears that generative AI would eat its content business, which includes news photographs and video as well as creative stock visuals, without legal recourse.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The monitor also includes Asus's eye care technology, which helps smooth out visuals without screen tearing and reduces eye strain from long periods of use.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Special effects artists and animators These workers create the visuals for films, television shows and video games.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Chelsey Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
Getty Images has signed a multiyear display agreement with OpenAI, bringing its licensed visuals into ChatGPT search and discovery.
—
Maureen Kerr,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In other words, the user has to fight to produce visuals that stray from the formula.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
24 June 2026
But the visuals are a mixed bag.
—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
24 June 2026
Concurrently, the Metcalf family is coming to grips with the world having access to the graphic and disturbing audio and visuals that Collin County Courts made public.
—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
Shares of Getty Images were down some 55% this year on fears that generative AI would eat its content business, which includes news photographs and video as well as creative stock visuals, without legal recourse.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
The monitor also includes Asus's eye care technology, which helps smooth out visuals without screen tearing and reduces eye strain from long periods of use.
—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Special effects artists and animators These workers create the visuals for films, television shows and video games.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visuals
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Ramon Padilla is the deputy graphics editor for USA TODAY.
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In addition to the stunning OLED screen, this premium lightweight tablet is a graphics powerhouse and features a new set of radios.
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And while chip diagrams quickly age out of their microscopic, high-technology medium, Schultz’s microchip rugs take the components on which our world operates and draw out their intricacies and beauty.
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Seven-year-old Kyron Horman stood proudly next to his presentation on red-eyed tree frogs, with his homemade tri-fold poster bursting with shades of green and glued-on diagrams of the amphibian’s life cycle.
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The set includes 25 hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; deluxe packaging with rare photographs and new illustrations, plus artwork and documents annotated by Kubrick himself.
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Researchers use them to generate illustrations, create synthetic data, edit lab images and produce materials for education and public outreach.
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Its worse-sounding homicide figures are due to the ratio of deaths in a tiny population of less than a million people.
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Cropped tops are flattering on petite figures, so this sleeveless top will look amazing on you.
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“Visuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visuals. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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