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illustration

[il-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
demonstration, exemplification
Synonyms
STRONGEST
example explanation interpretation
STRONG
analogy case clarification elucidation instance model representative sample sampling specimen
WEAK
case history case in point for instance
NOUN
drawing, artwork that assists explanation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cartoon decoration depiction engraving etching image painting photo photograph picture sketch snapshot vignette
STRONG
adornment design figure frontispiece halftone plate tailpiece
WEAK
line drawing

Example Sentences

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The latest week provides a good illustration: Tuesday saw shares turn in their best day in months, with the Dow gaining 1,125 points, or 2.49%, and the other indices roughly matching its performance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Top image shows a digital illustration of the surface of Mars.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Stephanie Stamm is an award-winning visual editor for The Wall Street Journal, specializing in data visualization, analysis and illustration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The illustration showed a cow proudly standing next to a strange collection of useless objects labeled as tools.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

It was a magnificent, life-size illustration of the female body, with the skin missing so you could see the muscles and tendons and organs and all that.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely