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
Each has a red-orange head, a turquoise belly, and vivid red and blue-yellow stripes.
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Pepper St. Clair, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Here's a look at pictures from the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday that show the vivid hues of purple, pink, green and blue in the sky.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Consider the vivid hypocrisy of the ICE agents who were seen feasting at the popular El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant in Willmar, Minnesota, and then returning later to arrest the owner and employees of this café that had graciously served them.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Even if Noelle—and the reader—got all the answers, the vivid scar of April’s abandonment would remain.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
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Pepper St. Clair, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Here's a look at pictures from the Pittsburgh area on Tuesday that show the vivid hues of purple, pink, green and blue in the sky.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Consider the vivid hypocrisy of the ICE agents who were seen feasting at the popular El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant in Willmar, Minnesota, and then returning later to arrest the owner and employees of this café that had graciously served them.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Even if Noelle—and the reader—got all the answers, the vivid scar of April’s abandonment would remain.
—Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
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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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rocky, too, recently opted to wear a graphic women’s overcoat from Chanel’s Métiers d'art show.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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The more descriptive call of the play saw the Wild forward step in front of a Florida pass at the defensive blue line and head off on a break away from there, snapping a wrist shot past Bobrovsky to briefly give Minnesota a 3-2 lead.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
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The company said dramatized or descriptive segments covering those topics still fall outside advertiser-friendly guidelines.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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The heart of this rodeo team operates out of San Pasqual Valley Ranch located in a picturesque, rural area of Escondido where coach Mindy van Loggerenberg and her father, Lynn Devenport, settled numerous decades ago.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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There’s no better way to work up an appetite than a rewarding round of golf in a picturesque location.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Cities have refused to release personal information about residents unless necessary for the investigation of specific crimes.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Does the client have a specific mental disorder?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Both McAdams and O’Brien move beyond expectations to deliver highly expressive, almost clownish performances — in the best way.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Between January and June, Jupiter in Cancer activates your expressive fifth house, highlighting themes of romance, flirtation, pleasure and creative passion.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Vivid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vivid. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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