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as in depiction
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
we immediately recognized the man from our cousin's description of him
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as in type
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
fixes small appliances and other things of that description
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Recent Examples of description
The auction pages provide detailed descriptions and photos of the items, along with any specific terms or restrictions.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Testing with streaming material gave essentially the same results, in general description at least, for HLG and Dolby Vision input, as well as for sources that triggered a switch to Filmmaker picture mode.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Its oddity, evident in the barest descriptions, is so extreme as to threaten to overshadow its distinctive artistry and ferocious substance.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
This content can be a video description of the shoe or even a virtual try-on experience.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Testing with streaming material gave essentially the same results, in general description at least, for HLG and Dolby Vision input, as well as for sources that triggered a switch to Filmmaker picture mode.
—PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Its oddity, evident in the barest descriptions, is so extreme as to threaten to overshadow its distinctive artistry and ferocious substance.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
This content can be a video description of the shoe or even a virtual try-on experience.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for description
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In this twilight zone, extreme closeups of Maddie and Frank’s terrified eyes, the sudden depiction of the road in soft focus, and the forest’s AI-like rendering are downright disorienting.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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This depiction of Black life—free of stereotypes and full of dignity—was groundbreaking at a time when such representations were rare.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
12 Mar. 2025
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He's got a little sidekick over there named Mark Paoletta who is one of the people in the portrait with Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo and Clarence Thomas.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles The film is the portrait of a lady who’s living a good life.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
14 Mar. 2025
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View Recipe Fruits of all kinds, especially berries, grapes, apples, and citrus, are celebrated by health experts for their anti-inflammatory properties.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
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Maybe not, and hopefully not, to the same extent—hopefully not ever finding themselves in the position of total dependence on Russian energy of any kind.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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How did your own motherhood journey inform your portrayal of Gemma?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2025
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Helen Schneider, acclaimed internationally for powerful portrayals in musicals like Sunset Boulevard, Evita, and her one-woman show A Walk on the Weill Side, embraced the complexities of portraying Leonard Bernstein.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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There was a refresh of sorts over the summer as City released first-team assistants Shaun Goater, Alan Mahon and goalkeeping coach Chris Williams.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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While formally listed as a tight end, Lofton was a Swiss Army Knife of sorts for Miami.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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To use the new system, fans use the app to take a picture of their face, which is converted into a code, which is then associated with the fan’s account and the image is deleted.—
Josh Bruni,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Zara and Eugenie, who turns 35 later this month, sported coordinating outfits with burgundy hues for the fashionable day out and posed together for a picture.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Going 7-of-10 from the stripe also helped seal the deal.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
8 Mar. 2025
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Teammate Jazmine Jones got the rebound and foul, and made one of two from the charity stripe with 4.5 seconds left.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
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Those types of definitions won’t apply to college athletes, some of whom will be paid by their schools.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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My therapist had my favorite definition so far—that love is the connective tissue between all of us that’s easy to forget.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Description.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/description. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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