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as in drawings
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 portraits
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 traces
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 describes
to give a representation or account of in words
briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan
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Recent Examples of sketches
Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 May 2026
Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Now, Calderone is putting those lessons and sketches out in the world with her first-ever standalone collection.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Here the world is nearly drained of all its color as AJ, living in a van on the beach, works on an art project that includes myriad sketches of surfing, of the ocean, and of Kristen herself.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The trees in his paintings are all built from these different sketches.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
The film represents an instant breakout for its director-screenwriter, who first received attention with his YouTube comedy sketches created in collaboration with Cooper Tomlinson (one of this film’s supporting players) and his extremely low-budget horror film Milk & Serial.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Each episode will feature four different sketches.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Kilcher’s likeness was captured in production sketches, sculpted into maquettes and laser-scanned into high-resolution digital models, then distributed across multiple visual effects vendors to render Neytiri’s final appearance, according to the release.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Word of the potential deals arrives on the heels of a new report that sketches out a significant improvement for the office market in the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet Barbara is so much more than a foil; Rosenberg sketches out the life of a woman who dreamed of ascending in status, of moving from working-class Brooklyn to the Upper East Side on the arm of a surgeon.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Seidle sketches out miniature worlds on his Casio with the oblong abstractions of a kindergartener doodling on a piece of paper, his primitive songs existing in a kind of nascent pre-genre state.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
In her pursuit of answers, the Canadian multimedia artist and filmmaker sketches a reimagining of manhood that is neither binary nor an alibi.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Through this sly trick, where doorknobs rise to noses and walls tower high above the hairline, Argento sketches a vision of witchy terror akin to early works of German surrealism.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Amos sketches Pskov’s residents with deep interest and sympathy, yet without condescension or sentimentality.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
No photos, no sketches, no fitting details — absolutely nothing is allowed to leak.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 14 May 2026
Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Now, Calderone is putting those lessons and sketches out in the world with her first-ever standalone collection.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Here the world is nearly drained of all its color as AJ, living in a van on the beach, works on an art project that includes myriad sketches of surfing, of the ocean, and of Kristen herself.
—Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
The trees in his paintings are all built from these different sketches.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
The film represents an instant breakout for its director-screenwriter, who first received attention with his YouTube comedy sketches created in collaboration with Cooper Tomlinson (one of this film’s supporting players) and his extremely low-budget horror film Milk & Serial.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Each episode will feature four different sketches.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Kilcher’s likeness was captured in production sketches, sculpted into maquettes and laser-scanned into high-resolution digital models, then distributed across multiple visual effects vendors to render Neytiri’s final appearance, according to the release.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Verb
All of this is to amp up our sympathy for these men and our certainty that Carol killed Floyd, until the season finale finally sketches her out, albeit thinly.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Word of the potential deals arrives on the heels of a new report that sketches out a significant improvement for the office market in the South Bay.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet Barbara is so much more than a foil; Rosenberg sketches out the life of a woman who dreamed of ascending in status, of moving from working-class Brooklyn to the Upper East Side on the arm of a surgeon.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Seidle sketches out miniature worlds on his Casio with the oblong abstractions of a kindergartener doodling on a piece of paper, his primitive songs existing in a kind of nascent pre-genre state.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
In her pursuit of answers, the Canadian multimedia artist and filmmaker sketches a reimagining of manhood that is neither binary nor an alibi.
—Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
Through this sly trick, where doorknobs rise to noses and walls tower high above the hairline, Argento sketches a vision of witchy terror akin to early works of German surrealism.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Amos sketches Pskov’s residents with deep interest and sympathy, yet without condescension or sentimentality.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketches
Noun
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In this, all assemblies and elements are assembled in the design position – exactly as in the drawings, down to one thousandth of a millimeter.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Children mailed their drawings.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The design ethos translates to a warren of nook-and-cranny sitting rooms decorated in sage and slate, ox-blood leather, curiosities and ancestral portraits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The first room, the Studio, is a recreation of the photographer’s famous atelier on Rue Paul Fort in Paris, known as Studio Luce, where fashion pictures, still-life imagery, portraits coexist as a kaleidoscopic trip inside Roversi’s oeuvre and intimate workspace.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
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Benjamin Fanjoy / Getty Images The idea that people are entitled to be judged by a jury of their peers traces back to the Magna Carta of 1215, although the definition of peer has changed over time.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Earlier on in the episode, Griffin finds a gun in his late dad's storage unit and traces it to match a gun that killed someone in an off-duty shooting.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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In an interview with the website Public Parking, the writer Lucy Ives describes ad-libbing a writing exercise to kill an awkward classroom silence.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Crain describes the situation as a broader pattern, arguing that the city has favored new development over maintaining historic and cultural sites.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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But these visual depictions of faith, and of the young protagonist’s inflated self-image, are also strengthened by Clichy’s judicious use of sound.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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This record remains one of the most haunting depictions of paranoia and psychological distress in Hip-Hop history.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 May 2026
Noun
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One form requires brokers to list their employers and job descriptions over the last 10 years.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Bucks center Myles Turner had some blunt descriptions of this past season with ex-coach Doc Rivers and superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Arizona, California, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states that joined the lawsuit, which focuses on a rule that essentially outlines an exemption to the limits.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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The draft policy also outlines rules that would apply.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
Verb
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In contrast to the article’s portrait of a formless contest, recent polling portrays a race that is becoming more structured.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Potts — who portrays Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's infamous Meemaw — has been married to director and producer James Hayman since 1990 after having met on the set of the 1992 film Breaking the Rules.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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