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 visuals, of course; the movement of the platform is another thing.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The visuals feature the couple eating pasta out of a pot, drinking an Aperol spritz with Charli xcx and Donatella Versace, and dancing with a signora.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 10 June 2026
Only their goal is to also inject a modern edge in the industry, both via formulations and bold visuals.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The award-winning pop star, 28, has been named the face of MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam, kicking off her campaign with bold visuals and a special collection.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Reid plays this so well, but the direction is a little over the top, with drug-trip visuals that are too distracting to follow the dense-as-ever disjointed narration.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 8 June 2026
The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2026
On the visual side, create and edit images, remove backgrounds, upscale visuals, or even generate videos.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 June 2026
Other visuals to watch for can include drooping leaves.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The visuals feature the couple eating pasta out of a pot, drinking an Aperol spritz with Charli xcx and Donatella Versace, and dancing with a signora.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 10 June 2026
Only their goal is to also inject a modern edge in the industry, both via formulations and bold visuals.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
The award-winning pop star, 28, has been named the face of MAC Cosmetics Viva Glam, kicking off her campaign with bold visuals and a special collection.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Reid plays this so well, but the direction is a little over the top, with drug-trip visuals that are too distracting to follow the dense-as-ever disjointed narration.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 8 June 2026
The set design is centered around the flooded, burned down, and demolished house that appears in the album visuals and is somehow still standing despite it all.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2026
On the visual side, create and edit images, remove backgrounds, upscale visuals, or even generate videos.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 June 2026
Other visuals to watch for can include drooping leaves.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visuals
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Photonics can be used in AI infrastructure by using light to move data between graphics processing units (GPUs), memory, networking chips, servers and data centers, instead of relying on electrical signals running along copper.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Nvidia hasn’t made any recent moves in laptop graphics, and the new Helios will feature silicon at the top of the consumer-GPU food chain, in the form of GeForce RTX 50-series chips up to the mighty 24GB GeForce RTX 5090.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The collector vehicle is lowered by a cable, and the nodules are returned to the surface in a separate pipe; for simplicity, the diagrams in this article do not show both at the same time.—
Harry Stevens,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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There’s no point postulating a soul that might rise beyond the reach of artificial illumination, because the very vault of the Universe is inscribed with radiant diagrams.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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The telegram’s design is joyful and vivid, featuring illustrations of tiny hands tossing multi-colored hats and flowers into the air in a gesture of congratulation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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There’s also a D-mode setting designed to improve grayscale perception – this comes in handy for detailed monochrome content like scans or technical illustrations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
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Inspired by figures like Jack Greenberg, the longtime head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Dan chose public service, centering his path on helping the underserved while challenging entrenched systems of inequality.—
Joel Rubin,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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An alliance of prominent French business, publishing and film figures has joined forces to revive one of the most storied venues in Paris cinephilia, with luxury house Chanel serving as lead partner behind the reopening of the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés cinema.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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“Visuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visuals. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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