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
The songs are bangers, the visuals are bright and engaging, and the women of HUNTR/X are every bit the superheroes that Superman and the Fantastic Four are.
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Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
With the technology becoming increasingly adept at creating convincing crowd scenes, manipulating visuals has never been easier.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The cozy farming simulator’s color visuals looked excellent, without a single performance hitch.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
The visuals also pop, with crisp animation and vibrant colors.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
That full live experience includes dreamlike visuals, including white lights, drapery, and keyhole and window-esque projections.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Videos and visuals feed social media.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The film was followed by two sequels and culminated with the 2016 Berserk series, the latter of which is controversial among fans for its use of CGI and lackluster visuals.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
There are all manner of plots and sub-plots and endlessly splashy visuals by designers David Korins (sets), Linda Cho (costumes), Kenneth Posner (lighting) and Adam Biscow (laser effects).
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
With the technology becoming increasingly adept at creating convincing crowd scenes, manipulating visuals has never been easier.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
The cozy farming simulator’s color visuals looked excellent, without a single performance hitch.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
The visuals also pop, with crisp animation and vibrant colors.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
That full live experience includes dreamlike visuals, including white lights, drapery, and keyhole and window-esque projections.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Videos and visuals feed social media.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
The film was followed by two sequels and culminated with the 2016 Berserk series, the latter of which is controversial among fans for its use of CGI and lackluster visuals.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
There are all manner of plots and sub-plots and endlessly splashy visuals by designers David Korins (sets), Linda Cho (costumes), Kenneth Posner (lighting) and Adam Biscow (laser effects).
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visuals
Noun
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As a remake of the original 2013 PS3 game, The Last of Us was rebuilt with better graphics while retaining an authentic experience.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Promotional graphics advertising the skillshare show a hammer, a balaclava, and walkie-talkies.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Oct. 2025
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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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Countless users have commented on them, zoomed in on them, slowed them to a crawl, theorized about them or marked them up with arrows and diagrams and published the results.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Featuring illustrations by Sophie Blackall, the novella wraps up the trilogy that DiCamillo largely wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
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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This marked a slight increase on figures from August, during which time Moscow claimed to have downed 2,786 Ukrainian drones at an average rate of nearly 90 per day.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dylan Cease, the talented but mercurial right-hander, will take the mound Wednesday afternoon with what figures to be a short leash.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Visuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visuals. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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