as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
a poet's rendering of the euphoria experienced by lovers in the first blush of romance
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as in relinquishing
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession
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as in copying
to make an exact likeness of
rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items
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as in describing
to give a representation or account of in words
the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words
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Recent Examples of rendering
Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
This is a rendering of Portman Holdings' plan for Amsterdam Walk, which has undergone multiple revisions to tweak its building heights and density.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Ray tracing is a 3D rendering technology that simulates the behavior of light to produce realistic reflections and lighting effects.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
The façade was as bright and clean as an architect’s rendering, rather than plausibly haunted.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Her drawings and paintings show a highly mature use of volume and rendering.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
This rendering shows the emergency shelter building on The Salvation Army's new 21-acre campus set to open in 2027.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Officers immediately began rendering aid until the man was taken to a hospital.
—Bryant Reed, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Even a protein treatment applied to your natural hair deposits an almost imperceptible film atop the strands, rendering the texture distinctly different, thicker, and drier.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
This demo showed off a graphics-rendering task (an aquarium full of fish, whose frame rates and swimming action were directly affected by the availability of system resources).
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The game was about rendering a person with a limited palette of supplies.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortstop Jeremy Peña made the Houston Astros’ opening day roster after completing his recovery from a fractured fingertip, rendering the team’s lineup at full strength entering the 2026 season.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Her old septic system was not designed to handle the soggy soil in her leach field, rendering the system unusable for six months out of the year.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.
—Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
There is one particularly inventive sequence that blends a rendering of Mario in his original 2D 8-bit form, blurry pixels and all, with the 3D beauty of the more modern iterations.
—Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
This is a rendering of Portman Holdings' plan for Amsterdam Walk, which has undergone multiple revisions to tweak its building heights and density.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Ray tracing is a 3D rendering technology that simulates the behavior of light to produce realistic reflections and lighting effects.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
The façade was as bright and clean as an architect’s rendering, rather than plausibly haunted.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Her drawings and paintings show a highly mature use of volume and rendering.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
This rendering shows the emergency shelter building on The Salvation Army's new 21-acre campus set to open in 2027.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Carlton Fisk didn’t retire with the Red Sox, who infamously quote-unquote accidentally mailed his contract a day late, rendering him a free agent.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Officers immediately began rendering aid until the man was taken to a hospital.
—Bryant Reed, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Even a protein treatment applied to your natural hair deposits an almost imperceptible film atop the strands, rendering the texture distinctly different, thicker, and drier.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
This demo showed off a graphics-rendering task (an aquarium full of fish, whose frame rates and swimming action were directly affected by the availability of system resources).
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The game was about rendering a person with a limited palette of supplies.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortstop Jeremy Peña made the Houston Astros’ opening day roster after completing his recovery from a fractured fingertip, rendering the team’s lineup at full strength entering the 2026 season.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Her old septic system was not designed to handle the soggy soil in her leach field, rendering the system unusable for six months out of the year.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.
—Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendering
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The world demanded a simplified portrait; John provided it, and, after a while, the two merged.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Rector Simon Mainwaring poses for a portrait in the library at Egleston Hall at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta on Monday, March 23, 2026.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The United States has offered Iran a 15-point proposal for a ceasefire that includes it relinquishing control of the strait, but at the same time has ordered thousands more troops to the region — possibly in preparation for a military attempt to wrest the waterway from Iran.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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With concerns growing about a global energy crisis, an Iranian official said Tehran had no intention of relinquishing its tight grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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These moments show students evaluating AI output critically and treating it almost as a sparring partner, rather than simply copying it.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuits accused Suno and Udio of unlawfully copying the three companies’ sound recordings as training models for their AI models.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the interview, describing the early moments of her mother’s absence, Guthrie explained the array of terrifying thoughts that occurred to her and to her siblings.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates later designated it a terrorist organization, describing it as a threat to national stability, while Bahrain adopted a similar stance.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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The sergeant called in the vehicle’s description and direction of travel and police pulled him over and arrested him outside the jail.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the meantime, Jones is delivering food to officers who need it and trying to get employees who quit to return, despite the political showdowns that have led to government shutdowns.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The sci-fi pic, starring Ryan Gosling as a school teacher who wakes aboard a spacecraft with amnesia, has been a winner for Amazon MGM Studios, delivering some of the best numbers for a non-franchise movie in some time.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Despite religious and phenotypic differences, people around the western Mediterranean Sea have been interacting, trading, warring, migrating, and reproducing together for centuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Little touches include a selection of books focused on native flora and fauna and art depicting local landscapes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now some Republicans are depicting the No Kings movement as a band of radicals, out of step with mainstream political opinion.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Rendering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendering. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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