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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
this letter from an eyewitness depicts the battle in greater detail than any other account
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as in to characterize
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
the report depicted him as a reliable assistant and an employee who could be entrusted with any task
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as in to portray
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depict
What made Lear’s work indelible was not just its popularity but how his shows shaped the culture by depicting the variety of viewpoints in America.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Yet the disaster is just a short-term synecdoche for the ongoing pollution of land, air, and water that’s depicted and discussed as an appalling yet commonplace enormity throughout.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Inside the feudal fortress, decorative interiors include frescoes credited to Benedetto Bembo, such as Camera d’Oro, a room that depicts courtly interactions between Pier Maria Rossi and Bianca Pellegrini and recounts the tale of their love.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
Charters are also depicted as helping to make NASCAR popular and a reliable promotion for television networks and other media rights partners.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Yet the disaster is just a short-term synecdoche for the ongoing pollution of land, air, and water that’s depicted and discussed as an appalling yet commonplace enormity throughout.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Inside the feudal fortress, decorative interiors include frescoes credited to Benedetto Bembo, such as Camera d’Oro, a room that depicts courtly interactions between Pier Maria Rossi and Bianca Pellegrini and recounts the tale of their love.
—Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
Charters are also depicted as helping to make NASCAR popular and a reliable promotion for television networks and other media rights partners.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depict
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The untitled movie is described as an original event film created and helmed by the iconic director.—
Pamela McClintock,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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Nordquist’s mother, Linda, described her son as a man with a romantic heart and told Syracuse.com that Nordquist left home to pursue a romantic relationship.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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History of safety concerns Prosecutors and defense characterized the mother-son relationship as tumultuous, with law enforcement being called for domestic violence in November 2023, leading to the son’s arrest, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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Energiewende, Germany's energy transition, is characterized by what some critics consider to be overly ambitious goals for achieving net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045.—
Gordon Feller,
Ars Technica,
6 Feb. 2025
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The many actors who have portrayed the character on screen include Alan Rickman, Ben Mendelsohn and Matthew Macfadyen.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Bill Nye, former Science Guy and current C.E.O. of the Planetary Society, has portrayed the dream of Mars colonization as a dangerous delusion.—
Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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In addition to all that, Councilmember Traci Park, who represents Pacific Palisades, is heading up the City Council’s five-member ad hoc committee on wildfire recovery, which met for five hours Thursday to pore over rebuilding strategies.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Unions representing foreign service officers and other USAID employees sued the Trump administration on Thursday to halt efforts to dismantle the agency and freeze most foreign aid.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Depict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depict. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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