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as in picture
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother
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as in illustration
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals
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as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
a sentimental visit to her childhood home to see if it still matched her mental image of the place
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a general who became for many the very image of the stoic warrior
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant
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as in to picture
to form a mental picture of
anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening
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Recent Examples of image
Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The order temporarily prevents the disclosure of photographs or videos showing Hackman or Arakawa's bodies, the interior of their home and any lapel footage that includes their bodies or images of deceased animals at the home.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
PCMAG, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition, radar imaging from in orbit has created images of Mars' polar ice caps that extend down to the crust itself.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Ahead of the launch, new first look images of the otherworldly realms visitors will get to experience have been released.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The order temporarily prevents the disclosure of photographs or videos showing Hackman or Arakawa's bodies, the interior of their home and any lapel footage that includes their bodies or images of deceased animals at the home.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Sun is the only object that the Odyssey Pro can image in the daytime; the scope has no scenery mode like the Seestar S50 and Dwarflab Dwarf III, and is incapable of terrestrial observing.
—PCMAG, 10 Mar. 2025
In addition, radar imaging from in orbit has created images of Mars' polar ice caps that extend down to the crust itself.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for image
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In Room 15, for example, Matisse’s Red Madras Headdress (1907) is flanked by (among other things) a pair of watery landscapes, a pair of fans, a pair of soup ladles, and a pair of pictures, each showing a woman and a dog (one of them from the hand of William Glackens’s daughter, age 9).—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
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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But along with the angry calls and Facebook messages, Vito’s has been praised and thanked for hanging the illustration.—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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The other medieval link comes from the ‘allegorical’ aspect of the jewelry, as the illustrations in the pieces tell a story across the entire collection.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The cultural dynamic of these ideas has changed, but the fundamental product being sold by Musk has not: one man with a singular ability to brute force his way to the future.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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This year marks the first significant new manifestation of enterprise AI for healthcare.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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While Trump’s opponents may view that attitude as one more manifestation of his autocratic instincts, his complaint is grounded in legitimate concerns about the separation of powers that presidents of both parties have raised for many years.—
Jacob Sullum,
Orange County Register,
24 Feb. 2025
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Outside those values, the objects depicted weren’t easily recognizable as trees.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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According to The Guardian, the Ambanis sent an engraved box depicting a Hindu deity that was filled with gifts and played Hindu mantras as a wedding invitation.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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The report describes increases in applications, not students, so can be skewed by students applying to a greater number of colleges.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Trying to describe the film’s plot is an exercise in futility.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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So Quinlin began to map out what’s now the Irish Heritage Trail, reflecting upon similar Boston history trails.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The contacts with Sudan, Somalia and the breakaway region of Somalia known as Somaliland reflect the determination by the U.S. and Israel to press ahead with a plan that has been widely condemned and raised serious legal and moral issues.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Instead imagine your brain as a machine-learning model.—
Dalton Conley,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Future May Be Port-Free Just imagine: no USB-C connector at the base of the phone, with only charging through a charging pad as an option, and with data synced exclusively wirelessly.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/image. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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