1
as in depicting
to give a representation or account of in words
he tried to describe the dream he had last night as accurately as he could
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as in telling
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a biography of Washington that describes the decisive Battle of Yorktown at great length
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as in characterizing
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
how would you describe the Inupiat people you encountered in Alaska?
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Recent Examples of describing
People are describing empty markets, or markets where items are just cost-prohibitive and far too expensive.
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Kaity Kline, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
At first, Walters feared the chicken might not survive—describing her as lethargic and depressed.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Also testifying was a Texas mother who sued Character last year and was in tears describing how her son’s behavior changed after lengthy interactions with its chatbots.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
His supporters included the USC Gould School of Law’s Post Conviction Justice Project, which represented him before the parole board, then heralded his release from prison, publicly describing Mutch as an advocate for nonviolence who had served as a mediator inside prison walls.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Placing the emphasis on your envy of its speed and grace, rather than just describing the web as being beautiful, is such a Neko Case perspective.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead of a chatbot describing how to book a flight, AI can book the flight itself.
—Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Soliman fled to the United States in 2014 on a visitor visa and later filed a petition for asylum, describing how security forces over the years had locked him up on false charges and tortured him with electrical shocks.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
All of that lying, manipulation, and judgment leads to the series finale, in which Laura has secretly recorded Cherry’s mother describing her violent past and aims to share the audio with Daniel, until Cherry shows up at their family home.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Kaity Kline, NPR, 18 Sep. 2025
At first, Walters feared the chicken might not survive—describing her as lethargic and depressed.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Also testifying was a Texas mother who sued Character last year and was in tears describing how her son’s behavior changed after lengthy interactions with its chatbots.
—Matt O'Brien, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
His supporters included the USC Gould School of Law’s Post Conviction Justice Project, which represented him before the parole board, then heralded his release from prison, publicly describing Mutch as an advocate for nonviolence who had served as a mediator inside prison walls.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Placing the emphasis on your envy of its speed and grace, rather than just describing the web as being beautiful, is such a Neko Case perspective.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Instead of a chatbot describing how to book a flight, AI can book the flight itself.
—Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Soliman fled to the United States in 2014 on a visitor visa and later filed a petition for asylum, describing how security forces over the years had locked him up on false charges and tortured him with electrical shocks.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
All of that lying, manipulation, and judgment leads to the series finale, in which Laura has secretly recorded Cherry’s mother describing her violent past and aims to share the audio with Daniel, until Cherry shows up at their family home.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for describing
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Even the wraparound mural in the hotel’s lobby nods to Ojai’s past, depicting figures such as Edward Libbey, the developer of the town’s downtown area, ceramicist Beatrice Wood and spiritual figure Jiddu Krishnamurti.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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An immersive installation, the window display was unveiled with live models dressed in key items from the Moncler Genius collection with Enninful walking and interacting with the video panels depicting the mountain environment.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Don't believe what your eyes are telling you because the media is lying to you.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Others include cognitive empathy (accurately understanding a patient’s situation); communication skills (asking about patients’ lives and telling them our interpretations); and altruism (mobilizing these understandings for the patient’s benefit).—
Rachel Pearson,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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This study contributes to a growing body of research aimed at characterizing threats to the ocean’s apex predators.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
10 Sep. 2025
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And, since Congress expects workers and employers to be (cough) creative when characterizing wages as tips to avoid paying taxes on otherwise taxable income, Treasury is authorized to issue additional guidance to prevent abuse.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Farrell is known for often portraying the ultimate villain on screen, having starred as Lord Percival Graves in the 2016 hit Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the Penguin in 2022's The Batman.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Katherine LaNasa won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for portraying the show’s ever-busy charge nurse, Dana Evans.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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These were communications between the suspect’s roommate and a friend after the shooting, where the roommate was recounting the contents of a note the suspect had left elsewhere.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Another features audio of Kaw elder Curtis Kehkahbah recounting the rock’s history, set to video of its relocation.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Taken together, these signals show that resilience is not a marginal concern but a defining lens for value creation.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The West may think of his nation in terms of space-age technology and zeitgeist-defining cultural phenomena like KPop Demon Hunters, though in truth South Korea battles the lowest birth rate, top suicide rate, and highest youth unemployment of any developed nation.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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This is less computationally intensive than actually rendering all three of those frames; it can be combined with MetalFX's existing temporal upscaling, boosting performance even further.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the speed came from all three levels of Green Bay’s defense, rendering Washington’s offense almost inoperative.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Describing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/describing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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