Thesaurus results for CHARTS

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noun

plural of chart

as in maps

an illustration of certain features of a geographical area a chart of that section of the coastline will show any possible hazards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chart

as in describes

to give an oral or written account of in some detail the book charts the years between the two World Wars

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as in plans

to work out the details of (something) in advance charted the entire campaign for governor before she even agreed to run

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Noun

Most of the other great groups were struggling down there in the 30s and 40s because the charts were completely full of disco records or Fleetwood Mac or Rod Stewart singing a song from 10, 12 years ago already. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026 The charts would be wrong, except they aren't just fueled by the gossamer CoreWeaves. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026 The wellness programming and the spa treatments are world-class and the setting is just off-the-charts beautiful. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026 Explore See latest videos, charts and news Latin music is a powerful example of how artists continue to evolve, inspire new audiences and build lasting connections across generations. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026 The Chris Evans vehicle Sacrifice is doing well on the Netflix charts this week and getting solid buzz. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 Anyone who’s had a game console and played Madden has arranged depth charts to their liking and made game-management decisions to feel like a head coach. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 The Great British Baking Show (486 million minutes) returned to the charts a week after its latest season premiered. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 An artist and musician by trade, Hunt brought an outsider’s instinct to the architectural blueprint of Fashion Forward, perceiving early on that creative industries rarely exist in isolation outside of corporate org charts. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Verb

Now those votes are being highlighted in campaign ads across the country, according to an Associated Press analysis of data from AdImpact, which charts media spending. — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 The movie charts the evolution of OpenAI and dramatizes the tumultuous time when Altman was controversially fired and then rehired by the AI giant. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 But as the company charts its path forward, its plan to court subscribers might not put so much emphasis on big-name moviemakers. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 Camille Fournier’s The Manager’s Path charts the climb into management; Will Larson’s Staff Engineer argues the IC track is real leadership. — Aditi Khullar, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Skate pairs that in 2016 went for between $80 and $900 are now $200 to $1,230, according to HockeySkates DB, a database that charts the prices from various companies. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Though inspired by a real-life case, Herzog charts his own path with this tale. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 The film charts the rise of the UK’s notorious tabloid newspaper The Sun in the 1970s under the editorship of Larry Lamb, after he was poached from the Daily Mirror in 1969 by then budding media mogul Rupert Murdoch. — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 Writer-director Aung Phyoe’s enthralling, visually striking drama Fruit Gathering charts a homoerotic friendship between two young Burmese women. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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Noun

In Butte County, PG&E’s maps highlight areas around Concow and east of Paradise and Magalia, rather than the larger population centers around Chico and Oroville.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Those shifts could help decide control of the House, in part because Republicans in Texas and Florida redrew their congressional maps betting that their 2024 gains among Latino voters would last through the midterms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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Verb

New safety requirements apply What sets the aircraft apart is its enhanced angle-of-attack system, which Boeing plans to introduce across the 737 MAX family.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
The company has about 40 employees across San Francisco and New York and plans to reach around 75 by the end of the year.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of plans

Verb

Headquartered in Hickory since 1992, the company designs and manufactures components for advanced computing infrastructure, enterprise and telecommunications networks, as well as military applications.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
Stuart Burt is casting director, Susan Kulkarni designs costumes, Helen Keane of Campbell Young Associates designs wigs, hair and makeup, and Alex Payne is fight director.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The Cornell and University of Chicago cases emerged just as colleges released their annual Clery Act security reports at the start of October.

— Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
The move is meant to counter return scams and reduce unusable inventory, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Directed by Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly, the film chronicles the making of the original Rocky and Sylvester Stallone’s determination to write and star in it.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside guest appearances by Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade drama chronicles an elite public security detective unravelling major criminal mysteries based on real cases.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

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