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 cameras in the operations centers mostly have high-definition signals displayed on the big monitors, but the size of the files for those signals is enormous and a big burden if CDOT kept the visuals.
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
From humble beginnings to the epic, celestial, pyrotechnical stadium shows of their height, Questlove’s celebratory doc showcases this iconic group’s out-of-this-world music, visuals, metaphysics, and joy.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Some of the most wonderful Hollywood film scores have come from science fiction movies, helping to add an evocative flourish to the futuristic visuals, dynamic characters, and imaginative worldbuilding.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Lowery manifests that vision as a swirling tangle of red fabric that acquires an almost corporeal form, a mesmerizing jolt of color in the sumptuous darkness of DP Andrew Droz Palermo’s visuals (Rina Yang shot the concert scenes).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Take the Terra sofa, currently stealing the show in senior visuals editor Melissa Maria’s backyard.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
For the most part, however, the visuals are directed and edited by Grace herself.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
When the focus shifts to Nate and Cassie, now engaged and living in a McMansion, the visuals are highly stylized, evoking the maximalist design of previous seasons.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The visuals are augmented by movement of the seating as well as special effects with mist and smells.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Alan Gionet, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
From humble beginnings to the epic, celestial, pyrotechnical stadium shows of their height, Questlove’s celebratory doc showcases this iconic group’s out-of-this-world music, visuals, metaphysics, and joy.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Some of the most wonderful Hollywood film scores have come from science fiction movies, helping to add an evocative flourish to the futuristic visuals, dynamic characters, and imaginative worldbuilding.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Lowery manifests that vision as a swirling tangle of red fabric that acquires an almost corporeal form, a mesmerizing jolt of color in the sumptuous darkness of DP Andrew Droz Palermo’s visuals (Rina Yang shot the concert scenes).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Take the Terra sofa, currently stealing the show in senior visuals editor Melissa Maria’s backyard.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2026
For the most part, however, the visuals are directed and edited by Grace herself.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
When the focus shifts to Nate and Cassie, now engaged and living in a McMansion, the visuals are highly stylized, evoking the maximalist design of previous seasons.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
The visuals are augmented by movement of the seating as well as special effects with mist and smells.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visuals
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The stunning pivot involves a $50 million convertible financing agreement to acquire high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs), aiming to meet the massive, unmet demand for AI cloud computing capacity among enterprise developers.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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While Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) — which were originally designed for gaming — have been effectively repurposed for AI training, focus is now shifting to the most efficient ways to actually deploy the tech in applications, known as AI inference.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic’s Claude, too, provides similar tutorials with interactive charts and diagrams.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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The art team uses the massive diagrams created by Ruscio in order to track them all.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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The newest Echo Show 5 Kids features the all-new Alexa+, so kids can engage in interactive learning conversations and co-create one-of-a-kind stories with original, real-time illustrations.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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The series is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, from a story by Ande Parks, Joe Russo & Anthony Russo, with illustrations by Fernando Leon Gonzalez.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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The drop in Hermes shares was even steeper, last seen down 12% as currency fluctuations weighed on the firm's sales figures.—
Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Philippe Pegoraro, chief economist at FH — the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry — said official exports figures for March won’t be finalized until later this month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Visuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visuals. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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