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 couple are reportedly taking over fleets of water taxis as well as major tourist destinations, such as the picturesque island of San Giorgio Maggiore, for their ceremony and parties.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
The mournful cries of nearby Slow-Lows draw attention from other infected in the area, who plant themselves along the top of a picturesque hill waiting for the Alpha’s signal to attack.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Even-Tide specializes in sandwiches and cheese boards, with a picturesque patio next to the Currituck Sound.
—Kate Lewis, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Belém is a picturesque area known as the museum district.
—Essence, 18 June 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
The mournful cries of nearby Slow-Lows draw attention from other infected in the area, who plant themselves along the top of a picturesque hill waiting for the Alpha’s signal to attack.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Even-Tide specializes in sandwiches and cheese boards, with a picturesque patio next to the Currituck Sound.
—Kate Lewis, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Belém is a picturesque area known as the museum district.
—Essence, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picturesque
Adjective
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The title track – the last song on the album – does follow a Boss-esque blueprint of vivid storytelling (with the serious true-life recounting of a near-fatal car crash as a teen), but the music leans more Killers sheen than Springsteen muscularity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Haim’s new album gives vivid shape to a hard-to-define phase. Recipes: Try our recipe for rye shortcakes with strawberry-mandarinquat compote and citrus labneh. Games: Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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Deaths – priest Bernat’s murder opening Season 2, for instance – can be graphic.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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An anecdote illustrates this trend: a freelance graphic designer once lost hours to a phishing link masquerading as a payment request.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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For historical reasons, this process is misleadingly called recombination − combination would be more descriptive.—
Stephen L. Levy,
The Conversation,
23 June 2025
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Like many of the names in Newfoundland that strike the visitor as humorous or quaint, Squid Tickle is straightforwardly descriptive.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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“Picturesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picturesque. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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