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as in drawing
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
made a quick sketch from which she would create a more detailed painting later
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as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet
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as in to trace
to draw or make apparent the outline of
sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan
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Recent Examples of sketch
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, this sketch is less funny than the actual show.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Hall and Trevor Skempton — Newcastle’s city architect during the 1990s, who sketched proposals to turn St James’ into an 80,000-seater stadium — believe 62,000-65,000 is eminently possible, just by extending the Gallowgate.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Timothée Chalamet hit with parking ticket after riding e-bike to A Complete Unknown premiere
This isn't Chalamet's first time hosting the long-running sketch comedy program.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, this sketch is less funny than the actual show.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
Image Image After sketching several possibilities, Mr. Kontaroudis opted to keep a ground-floor entrance directly below where the old front door had been.
—Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Hall and Trevor Skempton — Newcastle’s city architect during the 1990s, who sketched proposals to turn St James’ into an 80,000-seater stadium — believe 62,000-65,000 is eminently possible, just by extending the Gallowgate.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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At age five, his depiction of Tom Mix snagged him a gold medal in the John Wanamaker department store's drawing contest.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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The ticket matched five winning Powerball numbers and the Power Play multiplier, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, the national Powerball site said.—
Don Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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The result is an exceptional collection of portraits of children made between the 16th and 19th centuries located in their Mallorca museum.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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While most of the portraits on view at the AGO don’t depict specific women, Newton’s face appears again and again.—
Brigit Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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During the investigation, nearly 3,000 kilos of cocaine, valued at more than $90 million, was traced back to the organization.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
19 Jan. 2025
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Buffalo Trace first released Sazerac Rye in 2006, but the whiskey’s origins can be traced back to the 1880s . . .—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2025
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The suit also detailed other racially motivated incidents including an October 2020 video class meeting overtaken by white students who used racial slurs to describe their Black classmates.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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The way Gottlieb describes it, quite luxury in fashion involves using simple colors in high-end fabrics.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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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
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Together, these missions have lofted about 1,100 payloads for more than 130 different customers, according to the Transporter 12 description.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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Use the job description as a guide, but rewrite it in your own words.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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According to etiquette guidelines outlined in Newsweek, keeping feet out of the aisle and being mindful of others' movement is a basic expectation when flying.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Stockpiling mifepristone would help to guard against an effort outlined in Project 2025, the conservative governing plan developed by the Heritage Foundation with assistance from many officials connected to Trump’s first term.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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Chalamet recently portrayed Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, the biopic directed by James Mangold, and performed all of his own vocals in the film.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2025
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Both films are about the preposterous beauty standards foisted upon women in our modern culture, yet both films seem determined to make these same women suffer, while portraying men as mostly bumbling buffoons whose chief infractions are wandering eyes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Sketch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketch. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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