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
Ocean Vuong
october 1, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2019
There’s naturally vignetting wide open, but this is successfully removed by both types of lens corrections.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Ever the wry observer of modern life, Didion could fashion arch vignettes out of therapy summations.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Noun
In this way, the voice, the letter itself, became the main plot, the digressions in memory, cultural investigations, and vignettes its tributaries.
—Ocean Vuong
october 1, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2019
There’s naturally vignetting wide open, but this is successfully removed by both types of lens corrections.
—James Abbott, Space.com, 27 May 2025
Verb
The greatest gift for Giants fans is that Kuiper is still in the broadcast booth, still providing the crescendo calls on walk-off hits, still capturing the drama in the big moments and still finding quiet joy in all those sticky-faced, slice-of-life vignettes in the stands.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Ever the wry observer of modern life, Didion could fashion arch vignettes out of therapy summations.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vignette
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There’s also a portrait of an adult Dolly in the lobby on the opposite side of the lobby.—
Robin Raven,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The ever-changing portraits on display in the Sun Room communicated this idea without any words of translation.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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On her Instagram post for her second week of the challenge, Miller outlined her expenses: Regular bills: $291.88 (That also included $21.65 for subscriptions like streaming services, which Miller said doesn't make sense to cancel for a month and restart).—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Odds For Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier There are plenty of fight options for UFC 318, but as outlined above, the Holloway-Poirier fight will headline Saturday night.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of child abuse.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
25 July 2025
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Stop padding job descriptions with laundry lists of software and skills.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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And while the curtain has now come down on Sunset Blvd., Scherzinger has hinted that this is far from the end of her stage career.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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In recent weeks, Trump has publicly hinted about potential exemptions for the industry.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
17 July 2025
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The episode, which aired July 23, ruffled more than a few feathers with its depiction of President Donald Trump.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 July 2025
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The president was depicted similarly to South Park’s depiction of Saddam Hussein in its 1999 feature-length movie, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut: ill-tempered, conniving and cruel.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
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Colossal lanes of cosmic dust can be seen silhouetted against the glowing cloud of interstellar gas forming the bulk of the iconic nebula.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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Another iconic Salgado photograph, this time from Kuwait: A Desert on Fire, shows a man silhouetted against a raging inferno.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Each of these artists — whether through sculpture, photography, video, painting or language — has challenged conventional portrayals of women’s bodies, emotions and experiences.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Aster expresses this surging cross-contamination by splicing in references to the many plagues of 2020: Donald Trump, cryptocurrency, Covid-hoarding, pedophilia rings, the media’s portrayal of Antifa.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 July 2025
Verb
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In mere seconds, AI can summarize long reports, write emails in our tone and even generate strategic recommendations.—
Brent Dykes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Apple Intelligence, which arrived in 2024 following the iPhone 16’s September launch, includes tools that can summarize notifications, transcribe phone calls, erase objects in photos, and use an iPhone’s camera to search Google or prompt ChatGPT and create images.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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“Vignette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vignette. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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