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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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Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
On color wheels, hues are the primary and secondary colors found at the outermost ring of the diagram.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
Anil Ananthaswamy, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Coach Brian Dutcher had diagrammed a play for Micah Parrish that didn’t work, and the ball was inbounded to Aguek Arop instead.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
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Visio brings forth everything from basic flowcharts and organizational charts to complex network diagrams and mind maps.
—Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
On color wheels, hues are the primary and secondary colors found at the outermost ring of the diagram.
—Kate Reggev, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
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With its 228 optical sensors, the observatory at Lake Baikal (diagrammed at left) looks for the debris created when a neutrino collides with a hydrogen or oxygen nucleus in the water: a shower of new particles that triggers a cone of bluish light.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Coach Brian Dutcher had diagrammed a play for Micah Parrish that didn’t work, and the ball was inbounded to Aguek Arop instead.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
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My mom’s biological illustrations and art provided a helpful way of looking at the world.Amy Brady, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2024
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Here are 25 of them, with a few of my illustrations.Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
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The third one involves cataloging these important AI cases that the government deems ‘high impact’ – a documentation approach, basically.John Werner, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The doc catalogs iconic crews through the ages, from the groundbreaking influence of the Beatles, the Nineties, and early 2000s groups like One Direction and the ones mentioned above to the global rise of K-pop crews like Seventeen.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
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She’s already reached the throne on the Official Singles Sales chart with four tunes.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The British singer-songwriter, whose debut album Not Your Muse charted no. 1 on the U.K. albums chart, produced the program’s title song with Kendrick collaborators Beach Noise.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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According to Apple, graphics are 30 percent faster than the M1 Max.Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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This results in detailed and smooth graphics, as well as crystal clear and rich 3D audio with booming bass for a better immersive experience.Rudie Obias, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Virtually no money is indexed to Club name Nvidia but shares were up 2% in the premarket after S & P Dow Jones Indices announced late Friday that the chipmaker would replace rival Intel in the 30-stock Dow.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
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One of the similarities between the Canadian tax system and the U.S. tax system is that most income tax and benefit amounts in both countries are indexed to inflation (only a few countries adjust their income tax thresholds for inflation—out of 160 economies, 131 have no adjustment at all).Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Missing an island or point of interest means waiting a full minute or longer for Shipshape to loop around the currents and bring it back into view again.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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The splitting and merging of particles in more complicated interactions translate into surfaces with holes for the curves to loop around, but the procedure remains the same.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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Our sensitivity to the sounds, smells, visuals, motion, tactile input and tastes in our environment can have a huge impact on our cognitive abilities, patience and mood.Svetlana Dimovski, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Even the simplest visuals, such as retro video games, have been shown to cause the brain to release dopamine, a neurotransmitter responsible for feelings of pleasure and reward.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Arizona's secretary of state office must release a list of tens of thousands of voters who were mistakenly classified as having access to the full ballot because of a coding glitch, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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That particular storm watch was the first NOAA released in 19 years for a geomagnetic storm classified as a G4 – a single level away from being the most severe solar storm possible.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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