as in sketches
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
with an economy of lines, he created a vivid drawing of the tree
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Recent Examples of drawings
Wallpaper showing drawings from engineers at General Motors' headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.
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Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
The result is far more complex than the drawings of volcanoes most saw in school, with a main vent connecting a chamber of magma with the surface.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Jan. 2026
Saikat Choudhury’s detailed graphite drawings honor connections between youth and elders, bridge cultural traditions, and acknowledge the disparity in belonging as well.
—Diana Argabrite, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
The Florida Lottery site states game add-ons include Double Play for $1, a bonus drawing where players could win up to $250,000 using the same numbers (Double Play drawings are held immediately after Florida Lotto drawings).
—Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 11 Jan. 2026
These supplemented a collection we were given that had belonged to Art Wood, of black-and-white drawings, which are still on our walls.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
Winning Triple Twist numbers 03-04-10-14-23-26 Check Triple Twist payouts and previous drawings here.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 10 Jan. 2026
There will also be opportunity drawings and a silent auction.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawings
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Fittingly, his songs often play like short stories, sketches, and vignettes.—
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Here, a look at the designers’ sketches from the 2026 Golden Globes.—
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The Academy Collection has also added the Kobal Foundation Collection of Photograph Negatives, which consists of approximately 20,000 original negatives, including portraits and behind-the-scenes images by some of Hollywood’s greatest photographers.—
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Above the presidential portraits is gold lettering that matches the new Rose Garden sign, titling the makeshift exhibit.—
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The movement is considered a response to the ever-present and growing sense of alienation among people, as well as a rejection of the traditional depictions of everyday life in Eastern Europe.—
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Pormanove, 46, was also known online for completing extreme challenges on livestreams, and his death drew public scrutiny for — and an investigation by French authorities into — the streaming platform Kick for allowing creators to share videos that include depictions of physical and verbal abuse.—
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“Drawings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawings. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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