brushstroke
noun
brush·stroke
ˈbrəsh-ˌstrōk 
: the configuration given to paint by contact with the bristles of a brush
also
: the paint left on a surface by a single application of a brush or palette knife
—often used figuratively to describe the quality especially of a narrative or description
a story told in broad brushstrokes
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No one story supplants another, no brushstroke blots out the past.
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Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Pretty much right from the beginning, Peter Morgan mapped out the six seasons in very broad brushstrokes.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
One of Meredith’s genius brushstrokes was to integrate those real stories in some way.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 May 2024
The best performers were just 100 x 100 pixels, about the size of a brushstroke.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Aug. 2021
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Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Pretty much right from the beginning, Peter Morgan mapped out the six seasons in very broad brushstrokes.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
One of Meredith’s genius brushstrokes was to integrate those real stories in some way.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 May 2024
The best performers were just 100 x 100 pixels, about the size of a brushstroke.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Aug. 2021
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“Brushstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brushstroke. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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