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as in depictions
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
we immediately recognized the man from our cousin's description of him
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as in types
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
fixes small appliances and other things of that description
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Recent Examples of descriptions
If any of the above descriptions match the state of your gasoline, play it safe and dispose of it appropriately.
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
The injuries, along with Utah’s varying descriptions and handling of them, left even less room to breathe amid growing fan frustration.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The initiative focuses on publishing concise, high-quality species descriptions to shorten the gap between discovery and formal recognition drastically.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
How does Ishmael, in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, carry me through his pages-long descriptions of the weird gunk inside a sperm whale’s head?
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
In this way her landscapes are vessels, not descriptions.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
That discovery opened a world of luxury candles, leading me to discover storied fragrance houses like Trudon and Astier de Villatte, fascinated by their intricate scent pyramids and captivating descriptions.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Authorities have not released any descriptions of the shooter.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Meyer's vivid descriptions paint a harrowing picture that holds up just as well as the film version's finale scenes.
—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
The injuries, along with Utah’s varying descriptions and handling of them, left even less room to breathe amid growing fan frustration.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The initiative focuses on publishing concise, high-quality species descriptions to shorten the gap between discovery and formal recognition drastically.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
How does Ishmael, in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, carry me through his pages-long descriptions of the weird gunk inside a sperm whale’s head?
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
In this way her landscapes are vessels, not descriptions.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
That discovery opened a world of luxury candles, leading me to discover storied fragrance houses like Trudon and Astier de Villatte, fascinated by their intricate scent pyramids and captivating descriptions.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Authorities have not released any descriptions of the shooter.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Meyer's vivid descriptions paint a harrowing picture that holds up just as well as the film version's finale scenes.
—USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descriptions
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There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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More recently, women started going to college at higher rates than men, the gender pay gap started to close, women started having children later, LGTBQ rights made strides and body positivity pressed companies to diversify depictions of beautiful people.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Approximately 48% of the aircraft positions reviewed were MLAT (multilateration) data, meaning that some geographic data points were recorded less frequently than with other signal types.—
Natasha Bertrand,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Cool-Season Or Warm-Season Grass There are two types of grasses—the cool-season and the warm-season.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Those moments, the quiet ones between pictures, are the ones that live on in the images.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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The photo carousel also included throwback pictures of the couple from over the years, with some dating all the way back to their time together as preschool classmates.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Smoking of all kinds including e-cigarettes is prohibited.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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New rules introduced in August require institutions to have clear policies and reporting mechanisms to address harassment of all kinds.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
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Beaton set out to revolutionize how portraits were taken.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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His portraits poked a hole into the romantic mythology of the American West, telling instead a story of poverty and struggle.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Taking a breather of sorts helped.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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This is a homecoming of sorts for the centerman, who was obtained by the Avs at the deadline two years ago and signed by the team that summer only to be shipped to the B’s at the deadline last March.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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Critics have also said that political portrayals of Antifa as a unified or centrally directed domestic terror group exaggerate its organization and influence.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Returning, older and maybe a bit wiser to their roles as Finn and Gwen, Thames and McGraw are excellent, both taking their characters into three dimensions and giving them real gravitas unlike a lot of teen portrayals in more by-the-numbers horror sequels.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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But most are from 1900 to the late 1960s in all genres.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
20 Oct. 2025
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In all, the service offers more than 500 series across various genres.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Descriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descriptions. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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