as in graphic
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
vivid language that made the scene come alive in my mind
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Recent Examples of vivid
Gomez's nails were filed into a short squoval shape as to not compete with the vivid red dress.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
Everything is brighter and more colorful, and the design has the large rounded corners and vivid toolbars that Apple also applied to iOS 26.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As a result, the onstage settings consist of a few physical set pieces backed up by vivid and realistic-looking images on the screens.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Performances at Aston Villa and at home to Liverpool were vivid reminders of spirit and commitment, which couldn’t be taken for granted after the energy-sapping nature of Isak’s long goodbye.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2025
Everything is brighter and more colorful, and the design has the large rounded corners and vivid toolbars that Apple also applied to iOS 26.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As a result, the onstage settings consist of a few physical set pieces backed up by vivid and realistic-looking images on the screens.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Performances at Aston Villa and at home to Liverpool were vivid reminders of spirit and commitment, which couldn’t be taken for granted after the energy-sapping nature of Isak’s long goodbye.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vivid
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the minutes and hours following the shooting, graphic, close-up videos of the moment Kirk was hit promulgated across the internet.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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This has been driven, in part, by the explosive growth of Google’s Nano Banana model, which allows for image editing through descriptive prompts rather than the more traditional photographic editing tools.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On sleep in particular, Whoop is distinctly more prescriptive than descriptive.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hotel Jackson is another picturesque option for travelers who want to enjoy the national park without missing the town’s bustling streets, shops, and restaurants.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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This picturesque pedestrian-friendly district is enhanced by art installations, outdoor seating, decorative paving, and The Loop, a Grosse Pointe Social District.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital screened 3,508 patients with stage I, II, or III rectal cancer or stage II or III colon cancer, finding that 1,103 of these people had a specific variant in the PI3K pathway – the genetic marker of interest.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pillars of the Green Transition, which is set to take place next Wednesday, will bring specific case studies on energy storage, food systems and bioenergy to audiences at the magazine's New York headquarters.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Medium-full, this is an expressive style of Franciacorta that offers good complexity, but has very high acidity, and has a lean finish.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Social-media viewers have praised her expressive eyes, earning the clip almost 400,000 likes.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Vivid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vivid. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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