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noun

vin-ˈyet How to pronounce vignette (audio)
Definition of vignettenext
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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verb

as in to outline

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Recent Examples of vignette
Noun
The debut campaign captures the essence of Bell by switching between chic, elevated vignettes and unpolished moments about her own daily life. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 Roman Reigns aired a vignette of Reigns beating Solo in Tribal Combat on the Raw Netflix debut. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 Silverbacks albums are always a tapestry of different ideas and themes, vignettes more than a clean narrative. — Ryan Leas, SPIN, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vignette
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vignette
  1. portrait
  2. outline
  3. description
  4. hint
  5. depiction
  6. silhouette
  7. portrayal
  8. summarize
Noun
  • Other works set to screen at the BFI include several of Maldoror’s non-fiction films, like Aimé Césaire, A Man, A Land, a documentary portrait of the Martinican author Aimé Césaire.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The story begins as a richly detailed portrait of a woman who quietly accepts her role as the wife of a man who doesn’t recognize her value.
    — Ed Masley, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrait
Verb
  • Together, the index and margin determine your new interest rate, subject to the limits outlined in your loan agreement.
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The rewards Gates, ever the optimist, also outlines some major boons the technology holds.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of outline
Noun
  • On the page, Hig’s first-person descriptions of his everyday adventures, and of the waning natural world around him, had an honest, melancholy soul to them.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • She was stunned how closely autism’s description fit her creative, sensitive girl — her strong need for routine, social anxiety, challenges with communication and sensory processing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of description
Verb
  • The State Department has hinted that that funding was a direct quid pro quo for accepting deportees.
    — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The fact Dodson and Gay played in the preseason finale hints that they could be released this weekend.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of hint
Noun
  • On one wall, the ambassador installed Marc Lipp’s Fight Fight Fight, a depiction of Trump with a bloody ear and raised fist painted by one of the president’s favorite Palm Beach watercolorists.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In her depiction of the exhausting vigilance this reality required, through a second-person voice cannily implicating her reader, Rankine created a new language to identify a problem as old as the United States.
    — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of depiction
Verb
  • People are silhouetted against the setting sun in Berlin on June 19, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • When hunting, the dragonflies approached their prey from below, so prey was often viewed silhouetted against the sky.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Definition of silhouette
Noun
  • Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on presidential portrayals and summer sips.
    — , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Her nuanced portrayal has given neurodivergent viewers a rare chance to see their own experiences authentically reflected onscreen, while bringing greater visibility and understanding to a community long saddled with Hollywood stereotypes.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrayal
Verb
  • To summarize Tua Tagovailoa’s six years with the Miami Dolphins is not simple.
    — Greg Cote August 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of summarize

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