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
Gamers also benefit from DirectX 12 Ultimate support for sharper visuals and better hardware performance.
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Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, historical epics reimagine Ming dynasty battalions fighting fantastical monsters, using special effects and visuals in ways that traditional production might find prohibitively expensive.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Heavily stylized visuals, elaborate practical effects, heightened performances, and precise editing are horror’s lifeblood — and yet that same intensity is often used to dismiss the genre as cheap or banal.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, 46, made history as the first woman ever to win the Best Cinematography prize for her stunning visuals in the Southern vampire epic—yet another film with layered, complex female characters.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Mar. 2026
Overnight visuals from local media showed flames engulfing a single-storey building, while thick smoke billowed from another section of the same complex.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Research shows disturbing visuals and recordings can traumatize or retraumatize some students.
—Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2026
Beyond the visuals, Tan’s actual caption struck a reflective tone that stood out from the usual social media fare.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Silence and Darkness Induces a Meditative State Sensory deprivation, the intentional removal of external stimuli like sounds or visuals (a la sitting in a coffin), can reduce brain stimulation and cause a state of deep relaxation.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026
Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, historical epics reimagine Ming dynasty battalions fighting fantastical monsters, using special effects and visuals in ways that traditional production might find prohibitively expensive.
—Faye Bradley, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Heavily stylized visuals, elaborate practical effects, heightened performances, and precise editing are horror’s lifeblood — and yet that same intensity is often used to dismiss the genre as cheap or banal.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, 46, made history as the first woman ever to win the Best Cinematography prize for her stunning visuals in the Southern vampire epic—yet another film with layered, complex female characters.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Mar. 2026
Overnight visuals from local media showed flames engulfing a single-storey building, while thick smoke billowed from another section of the same complex.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Research shows disturbing visuals and recordings can traumatize or retraumatize some students.
—Boaz Dvir, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2026
Beyond the visuals, Tan’s actual caption struck a reflective tone that stood out from the usual social media fare.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Silence and Darkness Induces a Meditative State Sensory deprivation, the intentional removal of external stimuli like sounds or visuals (a la sitting in a coffin), can reduce brain stimulation and cause a state of deep relaxation.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visuals
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Everything from the stadia in Italy, to the TV graphics, to the wine bottle in the shape of the trophy that my family once had but, unforgivably, got rid of at some point.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The bans covered Nvidia’s B200 and H200 graphics processing units, among the company’s most advanced AI chips, and only allowed sales to China through a license granted by the government.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic is testing a new update for Claude that will allow the chatbot to automatically generate interactive visuals, charts, and diagrams for select queries.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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The labor-intensive process of converting play calls into diagrams has also proven to be a fertile learning ground for the crop of coaches that have come up under them.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Their sketches and finished illustrations reveal a mature understanding of form, value, proportion, and composition.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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The freewheeling Caldecott Medal-winning illustrations portray the fun and chaos of multiple generations of relatives piling into the same house and reconnecting.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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Democrats strongly opposed Kent's confirmation because of his past ties to far-right figures and conspiracy theories.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Center for American Progress, a left-leaning policy institute, questioned those figures and pointed to analyses predicting a more modest $331 to $748 increase.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Visuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visuals. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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