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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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The findings, unveiled at Mumbai’s inaugural World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES), paint a picture of a thriving creative ecosystem supporting 2.64 million jobs nationwide.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2025
Accounts from prosecutors, police and Simon Patterson paint a picture of Erin Patterson's behavior in the hours and days after the lunch turned tragic.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 May 2025
Other artifacts The recent excavation also turned up an array of other artifacts that help paint a picture of daily life in a 17th-century military camp.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
The findings, unveiled at Mumbai’s inaugural World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES), paint a picture of a thriving creative ecosystem supporting 2.64 million jobs nationwide.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 May 2025
Accounts from prosecutors, police and Simon Patterson paint a picture of Erin Patterson's behavior in the hours and days after the lunch turned tragic.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 May 2025
Other artifacts The recent excavation also turned up an array of other artifacts that help paint a picture of daily life in a 17th-century military camp.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
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