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as in to describe
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 to characterize
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 to portray
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depict
The exhibit includes 22 of her paintings depicting worship, work and community.
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Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
For a lengthy scene between Sklenar and Sydney Sweeney in the home screening room, Mitchell selected a piece depicting a Playboy bunny as a bride.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
The Cyrillic word for 60—indicative of Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee—is depicted in diamonds.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
To depict some of the events described by interviewees, Porter (The Lady Bird Diaries) employs expressive black-and-white illustrations by comic book artist Dawud Anyabwile (Brotherman) that capture a kid’s-eye-view of the unfolding horror.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
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Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
For a lengthy scene between Sklenar and Sydney Sweeney in the home screening room, Mitchell selected a piece depicting a Playboy bunny as a bride.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
The Cyrillic word for 60—indicative of Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee—is depicted in diamonds.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
To depict some of the events described by interviewees, Porter (The Lady Bird Diaries) employs expressive black-and-white illustrations by comic book artist Dawud Anyabwile (Brotherman) that capture a kid’s-eye-view of the unfolding horror.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
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After he was arrested in August 2023, Wei was asked by FBI investigators to describe his actions involving the Chinese intelligence agent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Words can't describe how much he's done for me and all the other players.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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To him, 1000 Corporate Drive was no call center; that term would better characterize his previous dump in Hollywood, Florida.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The move was characterized as a typical political conflict; however, the revelations from these whistleblowers raise questions about whether there could have also been a motive to keep wrongdoing concealed.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Jan. 2026
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Republicans portrayed the move as partisan and urged an appeal.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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Erika Toda portrays Hosoki, while Sairi Ito plays Minori Uozumi, a writer tasked with ghostwriting Hosoki’s autobiography.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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That’s it; those options represent the full suite of possibilities that are consistent with dark matter.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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That’s about in-line with the Street estimate of 37% but represents another down tick from 38% in the reported quarter.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Depict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depict. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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