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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Work with your future partner to paint a picture of what future success looks like.
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Mark Cerminaro, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The research team analyzed DNA and fossils from 128 living and extinct crocodilians—the group that includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans—to paint a picture of how these animals evolved.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Disney’s red-carpet restrictions — taken in conjunction with the studio’s unorthodox decision to begin preselling tickets to Snow White via online retailers like Fandango and Atom Tickets a mere 11 days before its release — paint a picture of a movie in crisis.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
All together, these predicaments paint a picture of a left wing in trouble, with little idea of how to repair itself after a damaging year.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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Mark Cerminaro, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
The research team analyzed DNA and fossils from 128 living and extinct crocodilians—the group that includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans—to paint a picture of how these animals evolved.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Disney’s red-carpet restrictions — taken in conjunction with the studio’s unorthodox decision to begin preselling tickets to Snow White via online retailers like Fandango and Atom Tickets a mere 11 days before its release — paint a picture of a movie in crisis.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
All together, these predicaments paint a picture of a left wing in trouble, with little idea of how to repair itself after a damaging year.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paint/draw a picture of
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