Thesaurus results for DRAWINGS

drawings

noun

plural of drawing

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 Related Articles The exhibition is co-organized by Joanna Sheers Seidenstein, the Met’s curator of European drawings and prints, and Blaise Ducos, who oversees Dutch and Flemish paintings at the Louvre. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Find here Gruau’s original gouaches and Hervé van der Straeten’s drawings. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 That’s where the hotel is hosting an exhibit honoring the film with drawings, paintings, sculptures and behind-the-scenes footage that document how Radiator Springs Racers was brought to life. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The drawings were extraordinary, but the text — while unsurprisingly playful — was also tropey and wanting, and the wanting came in waves. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2026 Constellation boundaries are less tidy than the drawings suggest. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Luck was not widespread among Wednesday’s Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings, confining itself to a single ticket. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Though some concept drawings were released by the company shortly after the project began in 2008, more recent renditions have been little more than hints showing the craft as an outline in the haze, with only the nose and cockpit showing clearly. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026 There are also hundreds of his own charcoal drawings and oil paintings, most of which are of Dolores, his female alter ego. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

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No Bad Memories is an unusual gambit; by my count, there are 12 interstitial sketches to the record’s 14 proper songs.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
The opening event, which included a 3,000-drone performance, wellness events such as sound healing, journal customization, aura photography and fashion sketches, was attended by global ambassador Jisoo and models Ming Xi and Stella Maxwell.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of sketches

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Inspired by archival photographs of alpine pioneer and early Moncler collaborator Lionel Terray, each is captured in bold portraits wearing reimagined versions of signature Moncler outerwear and accessories.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Then, Nourry sculpted their portraits using her free interpretations.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of portraits

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Much of what’s in the movie is taken straight from Huxley, who despite the novelistic nature of his endeavor often presents real evidence alongside his creative depictions of events.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Chen initially resisted the rainbow-like chromatic aberration familiar from other screen depictions of superpowers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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