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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Forbes senior contributor Pamela Danziger writes about reports that don’t necessarily paint a picture of consumer doom.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Together, the records EdNews reviewed paint a picture of a district at odds, and unable to communicate as one with the public — even as Idaho’s top education official, State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield, weighed in on the controversy.
—Carly Flandro, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
These million possible final stock prices paint a picture of what the future price could be.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
This dystopian story is immersive and unputdownable, shifting back and forth in time to paint a picture of both the lead-up and the aftermath of society’s destruction.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Together, the records EdNews reviewed paint a picture of a district at odds, and unable to communicate as one with the public — even as Idaho’s top education official, State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield, weighed in on the controversy.
—Carly Flandro, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2025
These million possible final stock prices paint a picture of what the future price could be.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
This dystopian story is immersive and unputdownable, shifting back and forth in time to paint a picture of both the lead-up and the aftermath of society’s destruction.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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