paint/draw a picture of
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: to create an idea or understanding of (something or someone) through words, facts, etc.
The author paints a disturbing picture of life in the camp.
These statistics draw a clear picture of how the population is aging.
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The clients as a whole paint a picture of an idiosyncratic assortment of personalities.
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 14 June 2025
Social media, in particular, is driven by the immense pressure for users to paint a picture of their lives that impresses, leads to self-doubt and eventual loss of hope.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The latter is mostly noise, but together, both rates paint a picture of flagging command … or do they?
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The professor went through newspaper clippings, congressional testimony and government reports to paint a picture of a government hell-bent on splashy headlines to scare Mexican migrants into returning to their homeland and deterring others from making the trek to el Norte.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 14 June 2025
Social media, in particular, is driven by the immense pressure for users to paint a picture of their lives that impresses, leads to self-doubt and eventual loss of hope.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 5 June 2025
The latter is mostly noise, but together, both rates paint a picture of flagging command … or do they?
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The professor went through newspaper clippings, congressional testimony and government reports to paint a picture of a government hell-bent on splashy headlines to scare Mexican migrants into returning to their homeland and deterring others from making the trek to el Norte.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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“Paint/draw a picture of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%2Fdraw%20a%20picture%20of. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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