1
as in describing
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 characterizing
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 portraying
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depicting
In contrast to the gown’s sparkling neutral backdrop, black rhinestones depicting a tranquil mountain forest scene crawled up Hudson’s sides to her chest, around her hips, and down to her knees.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Close-ups on framed photographs depicting Devora’s younger, more graceful self offer less a sense of history than ambient suspense.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
Mysteriously, if not intriguingly, a mask depicting a human face and several stone containers surfaced, leaving archaeologists to speculate why these objects were left outside this home.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
The Treasury Department is planning to also unveil a $1 coin featuring the president's face, breaking with tradition not to have coins depicting living presidents.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Banksy’s most recent headline-grabber popped up in September last year, depicting a judge attacking an unarmed protester with his gavel.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The inlay murals are particularly noteworthy, evoking chinoiserie without actually depicting anything too Orientalist.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
The tool is now available to journalists, government leaders and political candidates, who can request videos depicting their likeness be taken down, though removal is not guaranteed.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
After learning how the family lives, the designer rejiggered the floor plan—moving a staircase, lowering a ceiling, and transforming an impractical formal dining room into a dreamy mudroom entry with custom cabinetry inlaid with bucolic Farrow & Ball wallpaper depicting scenes of farm life.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Close-ups on framed photographs depicting Devora’s younger, more graceful self offer less a sense of history than ambient suspense.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
Mysteriously, if not intriguingly, a mask depicting a human face and several stone containers surfaced, leaving archaeologists to speculate why these objects were left outside this home.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
The Treasury Department is planning to also unveil a $1 coin featuring the president's face, breaking with tradition not to have coins depicting living presidents.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Banksy’s most recent headline-grabber popped up in September last year, depicting a judge attacking an unarmed protester with his gavel.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
The inlay murals are particularly noteworthy, evoking chinoiserie without actually depicting anything too Orientalist.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
The tool is now available to journalists, government leaders and political candidates, who can request videos depicting their likeness be taken down, though removal is not guaranteed.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
After learning how the family lives, the designer rejiggered the floor plan—moving a staircase, lowering a ceiling, and transforming an impractical formal dining room into a dreamy mudroom entry with custom cabinetry inlaid with bucolic Farrow & Ball wallpaper depicting scenes of farm life.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicting
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Blume’s fiction addressed what was ordinary but largely invisible, describing it with humor, warmth, and care.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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Without so much as an introduction, the man began describing a way to create currency that couldn’t be forged.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Albanese had been investigating human rights abuses in Palestinian territories and had started characterizing the Israeli aggression against Palestinians as a genocide.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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So far, lawmakers have been far from receptive to such an idea, with Republicans characterizing the effort as government overreach that would be counter to free-market ideals, one of the officials said.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
17 Mar. 2026
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How did the creative team approach portraying the internet from an aesthetic point of view?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
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Starring Béjo, produced by Wild Bunch TV and Palermo Production, on the biggest plays at the Upfront, moving from Belle Epoque Paris to New York and early Hollywood, portraying real-life fiction cinema visionary Alice Guy, erased from history.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on Friday published a final rule in the Federal Register that reduces the cost from $2,350 to $450.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on Friday published a final rule in the Federal Register that reduces the cost from $2,350 to $450.—
Matthew Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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