as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
wrote a picturesque tale of their journey across the country
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Recent Examples of picturesque
Within a 20-minute walk from the cabins, guests can find a number of restaurants in the picturesque town of Matanzas.
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Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
The property now features multiple championship courses including Payne’s Valley (Tiger Woods’ first public course design), Ozarks National (Coore & Crenshaw), Buffalo Ridge (Tom Fazio), the 14-hole Mountain short course from Gary Player, and the picturesque Par-3 Top of the Rock course.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Outdoor Adventures For those seeking nature with their culture, the Connecticut Wine Trail winds through picturesque countryside with more than 25 vineyards offering tastings and tours.
—Joshua Alston, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Sirens takes place throughout Labor Day weekend on a picturesque island.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
The property now features multiple championship courses including Payne’s Valley (Tiger Woods’ first public course design), Ozarks National (Coore & Crenshaw), Buffalo Ridge (Tom Fazio), the 14-hole Mountain short course from Gary Player, and the picturesque Par-3 Top of the Rock course.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Outdoor Adventures For those seeking nature with their culture, the Connecticut Wine Trail winds through picturesque countryside with more than 25 vineyards offering tastings and tours.
—Joshua Alston, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Sirens takes place throughout Labor Day weekend on a picturesque island.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picturesque
Adjective
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Some consumers are likely choosing their cars’ colors to emphasize timeliness, as more vivid hues tend to come and go more quickly out of fashion.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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This is not a new phenomena of the world feeling so vivid, so extreme, that finding an angle of approach is hard.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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These studies were also really an investigation of color, thinking of the way graphic scores can work and trying to convey a mood or tone through color theory.—
Caitlin Woolsey,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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On the opening day of Combs’s trial, the jury was shown graphic video of him physically assaulting Ventura in a California hotel in 2016.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Instead of an initial setup tutorial, Surfshark explains every feature in detail with descriptive labels for each element.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2025
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The result is this nonfiction murder mystery, whose Cajun setting is captured in a descriptive, sometimes lyrical, style worthy of James Lee Burke.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
18 May 2025
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“Picturesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picturesque. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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