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illustration

[il-uh-stray-shuhn] / ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən /




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His detractors recoiled at the ostentatious displays, questioned the origins of his money and his political connections, and saw his lifestyle as a stark illustration of inequality.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The market’s bounce from its October low is therefore a classic illustration of contrarian analysis.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The brain's microscopic wiring may need a different kind of textbook illustration.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

As Paul Klee, an abstract—sometimes narrative—artist, insisted: “A picture is not an illustration of an idea, but the idea itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

In this first illustration from her new book, Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, Maria shows a pineapple plant that has just flowered and is developing fruit.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

They looked like tiny illustrations of fish pulled from the label of a particularly fancy tin of sardines, with hooks attached.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

“This is a museum of the ‘people’s art’ — the images are illustrations of the beliefs we live with every day,” said Hobson, “and for that reason, this art belongs to everyone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Give the book points, though, for including Ms. Korsgaard’s brilliantly colored illustrations of the butterflies she encountered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

And Arion does use computers to facilitate typesetting, as well as to print some illustrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

All I had to do was provide the illustrations, and I could draw as well as Fred could explain taxonomy.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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