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visual aids

British  

plural noun

  1. devices, such as films, slides, models, and blackboards, that display in visual form material to be understood or remembered

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Armed with a whiteboard and other visual aids in congressional hearings, she confronted banking and pharmaceutical executives over drug prices, consumer debt and corporate profits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

In a Reformation context where certain religious images were restricted, maps of the Holy Land became acceptable visual aids and took on devotional significance.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Along with the greater use of visual aids, the key to successful sessions, explains Grace, was the ability to demonstrate and emphasise exercises.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

And in October, the FBI gathered at the house to collect data that could be used to create visual aids for jurors at the upcoming trial.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Using these visual aids, the document examiner pointed out the similarities existing in the way the letters were formed—making her case that the documents in question, the 'suspect' SmurFFs, had indeed been written by Trenchant.

From Wild Justice by Sprague, Ruth M.

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