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
Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
Visio 2024 offers a vast selection of diagram types to suit your needs.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Psychologists may claim to know, but there are no human feelings that can be easily diagrammed.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
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With cloud connectivity, Visio users can save diagrams on OneDrive or SharePoint, allowing easy access from any location.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
Visio 2024 offers a vast selection of diagram types to suit your needs.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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As the production team showed the replay of Solomon’s grab, Madden drew over a freeze-frame of the play, diagramming how Solomon sprung open.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
Psychologists may claim to know, but there are no human feelings that can be easily diagrammed.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 26 Jan. 2024
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There are two styles, animation and illustration, with a third style coming at a later date.David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Teaching Tips Uncover more of the archaeological findings of Çatalhöyük: Visit the Çatalhöyük Research Project website, which contains archive reports, illustrations, photographs, an extensive bibliography, and more.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
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The structure appears to be part of a pre-Hispanic settlement named San Miguel, which has been cataloged and reported to the INAH's Public Register of Archaeological and Historic Monuments and Zones.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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An international community effort called planetary defense protects humans from these space intruders by cataloging and monitoring as many near-Earth objects as possible, including those closely approaching Earth.Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
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Check out our other Books coverage and see what's charting on the USA TODAY’s Best-selling Booklist.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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But charting a course to maximize those investments requires stepping back for due diligence and strategic planning.Ethan Karp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Three Prime build uses an RTX 4090 graphics card, despite its specs saying otherwise.Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2024
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The original Kingdom Come Deliverance was a showpiece of video game graphics during its time, and its sequel is upping the ante by an exponential factor.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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This includes considering how AI indexes different content types, from image text to bullet points, and understanding that assistants may pull information from sources beyond retailer platforms.Kiri Masters, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Google Search, the most popular search engine on the planet, indexes the open Internet, driving traffic to Web sites, and Google Ads provides the revenue that publishers survive on.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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Falcons safety Justin Simmons looped around on a blitz, flushing Darnold from the pocket.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Led by safety instructors, the ride will loop around Bay View, ending at Centraal Grand Café & Tappery.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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What has always made Chef’s Table unique is the human storytelling, in which the characters just happen to be chefs and their food packaged in beautiful visuals.Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 18 Dec. 2024
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The use of visuals, like charts and graphs to show the current state of play and progress, will go a long way.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Several studies have even been conducted around their old blocks and their wines are classified as some of the most peppery in the world.Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Getty Images In these cases, the offense would be classified as a felony, and would be punishable by a term of imprisonment of no more than five years, a fine of up to $250,000, or $500,000 in the case of a corporation, or both.Eamon Javers, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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