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
New York Fashion Week has long been a stage for boundary-pushing visuals and creative, artistic ideas.
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
There are pricier options, of course, such as the HTC Vive Pro 2 or the eye-wateringly expensive Apple Vision Pro headset, available for a cool $3,500, which come with better visuals and more advanced features.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The entertaining songs and visuals divert their attention away from a stressful day at school.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
In the visuals, the humanoid robot cuts a 40 x 90 mm wooden beam with a handheld saw, showcasing its precision and continuous control.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
To mark the occasion, the estate and Reservoir will collaborate on a variety of special events and programs, including a new live show that will pair new orchestrations of Davis songs with fresh visuals.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The visuals in this eight-minute video, which depicts a section of the Book of Revelation, are entirely generated by artificial intelligence tools.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
The Retina display delivers sharp visuals, and the Touch Bar adds customizable shortcuts for productivity apps and creative tools.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Strain gently into a coupe or cocktail glass, express a lemon peel over the top and discard (for aroma), and decorate the foam with drops of angostura bitters (for visuals).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
There are pricier options, of course, such as the HTC Vive Pro 2 or the eye-wateringly expensive Apple Vision Pro headset, available for a cool $3,500, which come with better visuals and more advanced features.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The entertaining songs and visuals divert their attention away from a stressful day at school.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
In the visuals, the humanoid robot cuts a 40 x 90 mm wooden beam with a handheld saw, showcasing its precision and continuous control.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
To mark the occasion, the estate and Reservoir will collaborate on a variety of special events and programs, including a new live show that will pair new orchestrations of Davis songs with fresh visuals.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
The visuals in this eight-minute video, which depicts a section of the Book of Revelation, are entirely generated by artificial intelligence tools.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
The Retina display delivers sharp visuals, and the Touch Bar adds customizable shortcuts for productivity apps and creative tools.
—PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025
Strain gently into a coupe or cocktail glass, express a lemon peel over the top and discard (for aroma), and decorate the foam with drops of angostura bitters (for visuals).
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visuals
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To wit and in other pattern news, a pink, purple, yellow, and teal graphic combo on a suit and wrap dress manifested itself on the closing look, a strapless pink velvet dress whose multi-color beading recalled the graphics.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This new prototype expanded graphics to 384x256, allowed the use of more RAM, and ran at 8 MHz, making the prototype noticeably faster than the 5 MHz Lisa yet substantially cheaper.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 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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Similar to architectural blueprints or circuit diagrams, these standardized templates provide simplified overviews of complex organizations, and can be used to turn an ailing company around, or design a healthy one from the ground up.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
15 Sep. 2025
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The maps are based on the Pew Research Center's publishing of several visual illustrations, based on its 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study, on Tuesday.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The 336-page hardcover book features 300 color illustrations and retails for $75.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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ABC's move is latest high-profile example of media figures facing repercussions for comments about Kirk's killing.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Facts and figures The Red Sox are 82-69.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Visuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visuals. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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