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consisting of or relating to pictures
that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa
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as in graphic
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
she writes a very pictorial kind of poetry, using words the way a painter applies strokes of color
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Recent Examples of pictorial
Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
Sixty years later, the 214 fells featured in the pictorial guides are now known as the Wainwrights, and walkers collect them like Coloradans collect fourteeners.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2022
And your pictorial really brings it home.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022
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Adjective
Marlowe’s pictorial textiles resemble nothing like the usual Navajo motifs.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
Sixty years later, the 214 fells featured in the pictorial guides are now known as the Wainwrights, and walkers collect them like Coloradans collect fourteeners.
—Steven Potter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
Royal Oak: From Iconoclast to Icon, written by journalist and acting editor-in-chief of Wallpaper magazine, Bill Prince, and published by Assouline, is the first book on the famous AP model in a decade (the last book, mostly a pictorial, was written by Martin K. Wehrli and Heinz Heimann in 2012).
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2022
And your pictorial really brings it home.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorial
Noun
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The version of this article that appeared in the print edition incorrectly stated that Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States supplied Iraq with chemical weapons.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Post misconstrues video of Trump at Gabbard's swearing-in ceremony The Threads post appeared to draw a false conclusion from Salcedo's remarks about not seeing Gabbard being sworn in during the Feb. 12 edition of his program.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Working with a crack team of technology editors, graphic designers and social media experts, Clint crafts thought leadership content around Dell Technologies’ APEX as-a-Service portfolio.—
Clint Boulton,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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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.—
Penny Weaver,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Losing the reserves The constant risk of wildfires was brought into vivid relief last month when multiple blazes around Los Angeles killed dozens, destroyed thousands of structures and caused billions of dollars in economic damage.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Among those drawn to the place is Neftalí, who arrives in the company of a Bengal tiger—a vivid symbol of the untamability of the region, in both the novel and the world.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Greasing a sheet of parchment paper and using that (greased side down) to compact the mixture is an easy and less messy way to get the mixture into an even layer.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
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In January, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania man went to the ICU after a sheet of ice from a truck smashed his windshield and crushed his face, according to WGAL.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Signage marking the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the consumer watchdog in the Trump administration's crosshairs, came down overnight, according to a reporter's observations and photographic evidence.—
Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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During the days, when stargazing was impossible, Tombaugh would analyze the photographic plates with an optical device known as a blink comparator.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Now there are 2,234 instances, and counting, of the term being used as a descriptive tag on Steam, the PC gaming marketplace.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The offseason is the time for the best descriptive stats — how a player actually performed in the prior season beyond rote fantasy numbers.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The British tabloid Metro reported the canister contained laughing gas.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Later, the tabloids dig up the big-brother-to-be’s name: RZA!—
Glamour,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The surgery, the researchers explain, takes only about an hour to complete, and the first signs of visual improvement can be reported within a matter of weeks.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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No camera control button: Instead the new iPhone 16e features an action button, that according to Apple, allows users to press and use visual intelligence to call your best friend, launch your favorite app, and more.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Pictorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorial. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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