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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
The author’s dialogue is spot-on, and so are descriptions of both states.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
The endless descriptions of the sand’s pervasiveness, its grit, and its dryness, instills a real fear.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The vivid descriptions of a Gorgonzola balloon, her mom’s spaghetti upma, and an apple pie-cake hybrid will make your mouth water.
—Alyse Whitney, Saveur, 25 Mar. 2026
Full character descriptions for the new additions can be found below.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Between writing job descriptions, sorting applications, scheduling interviews, running background checks and making offers, what feels like a two-week process routinely stretches into multiple months.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Long had another challenge, which was that her descriptions of Brown’s abuse had varied over her police interview, her trial and now the hearing.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Generic document descriptions The message shown in the screenshot simply states that a document is ready to review.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
From descriptions of assaults using long-range acoustic devices given by their human targets.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
The endless descriptions of the sand’s pervasiveness, its grit, and its dryness, instills a real fear.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The vivid descriptions of a Gorgonzola balloon, her mom’s spaghetti upma, and an apple pie-cake hybrid will make your mouth water.
—Alyse Whitney, Saveur, 25 Mar. 2026
Full character descriptions for the new additions can be found below.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Between writing job descriptions, sorting applications, scheduling interviews, running background checks and making offers, what feels like a two-week process routinely stretches into multiple months.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Long had another challenge, which was that her descriptions of Brown’s abuse had varied over her police interview, her trial and now the hearing.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Generic document descriptions The message shown in the screenshot simply states that a document is ready to review.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
From descriptions of assaults using long-range acoustic devices given by their human targets.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descriptions
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Currently, creating those graphic depictions of children is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Humor about the pickle often stems from its distinctiveness—its tangy, assertive flavor and odd appearance lend themselves to exaggerated, whimsical depictions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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There are over 50 types of mosquitoes in Minnesota, but Carlson said scientists can predict the population of cattail mosquitoes more accurately.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The drug also helps control glucose levels for people with other types of diabetes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Two television cameras looking down from an altitude of about 450 miles made initial pictures of earthly cloud patterns on the satellite’s second orbitable trip.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After walking into her personal office to find Gordon redecorating the room with pictures of herself, Gomez sits down to review her assistant's to-do list for the day.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bees of all kinds (with a tiny handful of exceptions) are essential pollinators to an astounding 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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That’s a strange thing, because success and failure can both be disasters of different kinds.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Masses of pro-government supporters gathered in Tehran last night, holding flags and portraits of Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Indian portraits, too, were typically studio-based, meaning that individuals were literally removed from any landscape.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the evening, the restaurant transitions to an Italian American pizzeria of sorts, where sourdough bread scraps make their way into everything from the meatballs to gnocchi.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The push also comes at a time when retailers appear to be in a same-day delivery arms race of sorts, with merchants turning to more third-party last-mile delivery services to get products at the consumer’s doorstep faster.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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Conversations between people and land are as alive as human dialogue in these earnest portrayals of gathering and return.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Surrounding Fox’s keen central performance are a number of skilled and sensitive portrayals, in particular Swoosie Kurtz, as a lonely co-worker who is genuinely concerned about her young cohort’s well-being.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Investors are also asking whether Hybe can monetize music genres beyond Kpop, HSBC said.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Descriptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descriptions. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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