as in portraits
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
the general's memoirs are filled with revealing vignettes of some of the war's most compelling personalities
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Noun
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Facial hair and hats had been scribbled all over their portraits.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
25 Dec. 2024 -
Biographical portraits of pop stars, all in national tours at The Bushnell, ranged from Cher to Neil Diamond to Fanny Brice to Michael Jackson.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In this political analysis, Carter — who paved the way for the Camp David Accords — outlines the historical and religious context behind the conflict and tensions in the Middle East.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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The county’s long-term Tourism Master Plan, which outlines a 20-year vision for sustainable tourism development, aims to retain the growth experienced during the years after the COVID-19 pandemic and continue building on that momentum.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Workday recently announced Recruiter Agent, designed to create job descriptions, source candidates, and schedule interviews, while also providing insights to present top candidates for consideration.—
Jeanne Meister,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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While descriptions vary, engagement is the connection employees feel toward their places of work.—
Elizabeth Freedman,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Excavations unearthed priceless statues and reliefs, including depictions of crouching lions and a youthful male figure.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Dec. 2024
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Among these finds were a pair of gold earrings featuring depictions of lion heads; a gold earring in the form of a naked, winged Eros figure with a scepter in his right hand and a wreath in his left; and a gold necklace.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Beyond jolly attitudes among fund managers and other market participants, the phenomenon traces back to low trading volume and a lack of potentially harmful economic and earnings reports, though jolly attitudes among investors.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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This supports the likelihood that the image is a fabrication that traces to a single source.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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Their portrayals reveal assumptions about women’s ability to direct and lead on set, often framing female directors as less competent or overly fragile.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Today, however, the digital age has changed that, allowing women in hip-hop to bypass traditional media portrayals and speak directly to their audiences.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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What scant information is available suggests a similar form factor and feature set to the first Switch released back in 2017.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The muted media response suggests that there is a growing gulf between what AI insiders are seeing and what the public is told.—
Garrison Lovely,
TIME,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Vignettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vignettes. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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