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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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New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
The way to avoid these limitations isn’t to abandon quantum field theory, but rather to go beyond the perturbative approach of Feynman diagrams, and to perform the full analytic calculations demanded by the underlying quantum field theory.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
Microsoft Visio has long been the go-to for creating detailed diagrams that simplify complex information.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
My journey started with online searching that turned up a circuit diagram for my radio, along with plenty of advice from vintage-electronics restoration experts.
—David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2025
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The website takes the form of a node-link diagram and shows negative associations using blue lines and positive associations in red.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
The way to avoid these limitations isn’t to abandon quantum field theory, but rather to go beyond the perturbative approach of Feynman diagrams, and to perform the full analytic calculations demanded by the underlying quantum field theory.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 5 Sep. 2025
Microsoft Visio has long been the go-to for creating detailed diagrams that simplify complex information.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
My journey started with online searching that turned up a circuit diagram for my radio, along with plenty of advice from vintage-electronics restoration experts.
—David Schneider, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagram
Noun
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Graphic by Newsweek of a house snapped in two and an umbrella shielding it from a shower of dollar bills, with illustrations of coal and a nuclear power plant.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In his new memoir, The Book of Sheen (out today), the Two and a Half Men star catalogues his memories from spending months on location with his parents and siblings.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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For the past two years, ILWU Local 5, the union representing Powell’s booksellers, has been cataloguing instances of employee censorship at the company in this database.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of the Week’s Top Debuts Adams earned the third-highest debut of the week on the Official Albums chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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By blending athlete-like stamina with surgeon-level dexterity, KAERI is charting a path toward robotic first responders capable of tackling nuclear, disaster, and industrial challenges with unmatched safety.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Professional graphics cards designed for CAD work cost more upfront but deliver reliability when your team faces tight deadlines.—
Dmitrii Fadeev,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the Ryzen 7 AI CPU, this HP OmniBook X Flip includes Radeon 860M graphics, which will give you a leg up on content creation tasks like running video editing software.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Note that these numbers are the same as 2025—they are not indexed for inflation.—
KELLY PHILLIPS ERB,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The aperture ring is properly indexed, and each click makes a one-third stop change.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Which loops attention back to the title of the show: hope.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, beneath the surface lies a hidden world of swirling currents, where grains sneak sideways or loop in circles instead of following the obvious flow.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Aug. 2025
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In our experience, the most effective health visuals are not just accurate—they're emotionally intelligent.—
Kristine Johnson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the visuals, the humanoid robot cuts a 40 x 90 mm wooden beam with a handheld saw, showcasing its precision and continuous control.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Forbes classifies Ellison–who bought nearly all of the Hawaiian island Lanai for $300 million in 2012–as a California resident based on his voter registration.—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Arguing that relocation can stem the loss of biodiversity, the government has classified some islands used by Nicobarese tribals as wildlife sanctuaries.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagram. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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