: a schematic drawing or diagram
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Adjective
a schematic diagram of their business model
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Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As a result, the relationships can feel schematic, unsurprising; outside characters only ever pop in to illustrate a point.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Make:’s generator is a simplified version of a circuit by Aaron Logue, but Make: fortunately has a copy of the original schematic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
White comes from the Rocky Long 3-3-5 schematic tree and has also had success at Syracuse, with a keen eye toward developing secondary talent.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
As a result, the relationships can feel schematic, unsurprising; outside characters only ever pop in to illustrate a point.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
Tuesday was the first time that the developer presented schematics about what the expansion could look like.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2025
Make:’s generator is a simplified version of a circuit by Aaron Logue, but Make: fortunately has a copy of the original schematic.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Schematic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schematic. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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sche·mat·ic
ski-ˈmat-ik 
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