as in vivid
producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
wrote a picturesque tale of their journey across the country
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Recent Examples of picturesque
The series followed an unsettling yet picturesque retirement community that begins to experience mysterious activity.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
What to do in Boston's South End One of the joys of Boston's South End is simply going for perhaps one of the most picturesque walks in the city.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
Point Clear is located just to the south, with a stunning bayside walking path that begins from the equally picturesque and gracious Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Boasting 21 picturesque islands rising up out of Lake Superior, a gorgeous 12-mile shoreline on the mainland, and the largest collection of lighthouses in the National Park Service, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a gem on the Bayfield Peninsula of northern Wisconsin.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 June 2026
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
What to do in Boston's South End One of the joys of Boston's South End is simply going for perhaps one of the most picturesque walks in the city.
—Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
Point Clear is located just to the south, with a stunning bayside walking path that begins from the equally picturesque and gracious Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Boasting 21 picturesque islands rising up out of Lake Superior, a gorgeous 12-mile shoreline on the mainland, and the largest collection of lighthouses in the National Park Service, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a gem on the Bayfield Peninsula of northern Wisconsin.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picturesque
Adjective
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The smoky eyes of Duchess Birgitte of Gloucester The Duchess paired her vivid lips—painted in a bright shade of pink, very close to coral—with anthracite-toned eyelids, perfectly complementing her playful silver hairstyle.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
20 June 2026
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Highlight details are more vivid and color bleeding is minimized.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Concurrently, the Metcalf family is coming to grips with the world having access to the graphic and disturbing audio and visuals that Collin County Courts made public.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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Ospreay got descriptive about his post-wedding activities before Swerve Strickland interrupted him.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Marcus Lee, an African American Studies professor at Princeton University, often tells his students that descriptive representation differs from substantive representation.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Picturesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picturesque. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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