stick figure
noun
1
: a drawing showing the head of a human being or animal as a circle and all other parts as straight lines
2
: a fictional character lacking depth and believability
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The grainy stick figures appeared tiny against the immensity of wetlands and sky.
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Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
The social media post featured a photograph of a yellow notebook page with a handwritten note on the top of the sheet and a stick figure drawing of a person at the bottom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
At a preliminary hearing, chilling details were revealed about what was found in the Gray home on the day of the shooting, including a notebook containing drawings by Colt Gray depicting stick figures with wounds.
—Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
These took the form of stick figures portraying all the different sports, like running and cycling, and also symbols of simple things like stairs and buses and taxis.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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Jeff Vandermeer, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2024
The social media post featured a photograph of a yellow notebook page with a handwritten note on the top of the sheet and a stick figure drawing of a person at the bottom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
At a preliminary hearing, chilling details were revealed about what was found in the Gray home on the day of the shooting, including a notebook containing drawings by Colt Gray depicting stick figures with wounds.
—Mallika Kallingal, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
These took the form of stick figures portraying all the different sports, like running and cycling, and also symbols of simple things like stairs and buses and taxis.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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“Stick figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stick%20figure. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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