a picture is worth a thousand words
idiom
—used to say that it is often easier to show something in a picture than to describe it with words
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, reality capture is worth a million pictures, making complex environments understandable to people without geospatial expertise.
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Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Photography If a picture is worth a thousand words, the stories behind music photographer Henry Diltz’s gallery of stars must number in the millions and millions.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Just as a picture is worth a thousand words, a meme is worth a thousand tweets.
—Ernesto Verdeja, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a new instant camera is worth millions.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much is a video worth?
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
If a picture is worth a thousand words, that image is worth 1,011.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one has a lot to say about solar safety.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a personal appearance by Will Smith, apparently, is valuable once again.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 14 June 2024
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Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Photography If a picture is worth a thousand words, the stories behind music photographer Henry Diltz’s gallery of stars must number in the millions and millions.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025
Just as a picture is worth a thousand words, a meme is worth a thousand tweets.
—Ernesto Verdeja, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a new instant camera is worth millions.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then how much is a video worth?
—Kristen Moon, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
If a picture is worth a thousand words, that image is worth 1,011.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2024
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one has a lot to say about solar safety.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a personal appearance by Will Smith, apparently, is valuable once again.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 14 June 2024
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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20picture%20is%20worth%20a%20thousand%20words. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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