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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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Instead, Capehart and Mohyeldin will co-anchor the morning edition and the evening edition of The Weekend, respectively.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
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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The products addressed the tough parts of parenting, some more graphic than clipping a child’s nails or giving a newborn a bath.—
Sydney Cella,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Noun
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But until the social cost of carbon calculation came along, those costs had been difficult to quantify and had been shifted onto society instead of the balance sheets of the oil and coal companies primarily responsible for them.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
21 Feb. 2025
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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
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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In February of 2007, Banks did a segment on her eponymous talk show slamming tabloids that ran a photo of her between takes at a beach photo shoot and criticized her body.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jackson’s lyrics often contain complaint and justification, and the show picks up his frustration with the tabloids while using MTV journalists to frame and structure the story.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Crystal decanter shapes The visual appeal of a decanter set is the first consideration for most buyers, and the number of variants seems countless.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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The red dot system in Swedish Death Cleaning is a visual way to organize your items while decluttering.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Pictorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorial. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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