as in illustration
something that visually explains or decorates a text
the explanation of the process of photosynthesis is accompanied by a very useful diagram
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Recent Examples of diagram
Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The document describes 19 specific rules, with detailed diagrams and explanations to help every referee crew get every call right, in every game, on every play.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Nevada called timeout and diagrammed a play for 6-foot-6 guard Kenan Blackshear to back down his defender in the lane and shoot a fade-away jumper.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Keep scrolling to reveal diagrams of each major investigation, charge or lawsuit these three Miami politicians face, along with the greatest hits of the Herald’s year-long investigation into Miami City Hall.
—Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
The document describes 19 specific rules, with detailed diagrams and explanations to help every referee crew get every call right, in every game, on every play.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Boston Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
In most classical schools, phonics reign, and students learn grammar by diagramming sentences.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Nevada called timeout and diagrammed a play for 6-foot-6 guard Kenan Blackshear to back down his defender in the lane and shoot a fade-away jumper.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagram
Noun
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And that was really what started this concept of the illustrations, and the story happening in the book.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Photograph: Mother Jones illustration; Getty This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.—
Anna Merlan,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Those threats are cataloged, analyzed and dissected by Meta’s multitude of security teams.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2025
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Whale surveys like this are critical to identifying and cataloging every right whale calf that's born, important work because these are some of the most endangered whales in the world.—
Emily Jones,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Losing once again to GOP president-elect Donald Trump has opened the door for Democrats to chart a new path for the party, amid the deep concern on the left about their election performance.—
Hunter Woodall,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2025
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The announcement comes as Moderna charts a path forward after the rapid decline in demand for its Covid vaccine, its only commercially available product until its RSV shot entered the market last year.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
13 Jan. 2025
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Alex, in a nod to Los Angeles history, which is so important to him, pulled the graphics that accompany the exhibition and all of the signage from a novelty store called Heaven that was in Century City in the 1970s and ’80s.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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The ZBook Studio can only do so much with its RTX 3000 graphics card, which is limited to 70 watts of total graphics power.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Jan. 2025
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However, the income threshold isn’t indexed for inflation.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Payments were much higher: more than $1000 per month, in today’s money, and going up all the time since they were now indexed to inflation.—
James Chappel / Made by History,
TIME,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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His obliviousness feels isolating right now, so loop him in.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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Some are flat like cleaning rags and others are corded and looped like a regular mop.—
Lauren Finney Harden,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2025
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The visuals are also backed with Dolby Atmos audio, which can match IMAX audio for power and detail, and outdoes it for precise positioning of sounds.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Guilds, from cinematographers to makeup designers, have heralded the film for its crafty visuals and gory creature design, too.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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Calculated by dividing a person's weight by their height, the result then classifies individuals into categories: underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Loot boxes are banned in many EU countries, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, as they are classified as a form of gambling, while countries like Spain and the UK are considering stricter regulations.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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