as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
the general's memoirs are filled with revealing vignettes of some of the war's most compelling personalities
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Recent Examples of vignette
Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
The thoughtfully landscaped courtyard with its water features, eclectic seating vignettes, and verdant foliage deserves a mention.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Chris McMullen, Space.com, 4 July 2025
The idea is to fix any issues that your lens introduces, such as darkness around the edges (vignetting) or warped perspectives.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Noun
One more for the road A final vignette helps illustrate how chang and arak are woven into Nubri’s social and religious fabric.
—Geoff Childs, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
The thoughtfully landscaped courtyard with its water features, eclectic seating vignettes, and verdant foliage deserves a mention.
—Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
Verb
Some but not all have mentioned vignetting at full aperture, though going down a couple of stops vastly reduces it.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 4 July 2025
The idea is to fix any issues that your lens introduces, such as darkness around the edges (vignetting) or warped perspectives.
—PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for vignette
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vignette
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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Related Stories Laird plays Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, a daughter of the lower-middle classes who uses her skills as a portrait painter to hustle her way into the royal court of Versailles.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Asked about those concerns, Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, said the legislation is needed, adding the bill outlines helpful and harmful AI applications simultaneously.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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On April 14, the federal government outlined plans to boost pay by 25% for government firefighters who work on prescribed burns.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
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
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The description spotlights a pool that doesn’t just sit in the yard — it’s designed into the land itself.—
David Caraccio
May 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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However, there are occasional visual flourishes, like the beginning and end of each stage resembling sketches, and the backgrounds featuring light pencil lines and watercolor effects, hinting that the game takes place in a storybook.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
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Some hints about what is happening The One Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law on July 4, 2025.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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The clip, which promoted various conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, included a depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Critics also felt the depiction of the 'Guryu Myeonryugwan' crown (a traditional royal headpiece historically associated with vassal state rituals) was incorrect.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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There was light back there, and then all these trees were silhouetted.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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The original house was set back and silhouetted against the backdrop of trees.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since the 1990s the union has campaigned against discrimination and negative portrayals of minority groups in the media while also promoting workplace equality within the journalism industry itself.—
Idir Ouahes,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 May 2026
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Ezura and Taylor founded The Crib Sheet in order to create more exposure for the work of parent writers and to broaden the portrayal of parents and families in the entertainment industry.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Notion reached $500 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025, and growth has accelerated every month since May when the company introduced AI agents to search through files or summarize meetings.—
Ellen Sheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Researchers used the Amazon reviews of a handful of electronic products, which were then summarized by several large language models (LLMs), including those based on Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.—
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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“Vignette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vignette. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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