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a vivid representation in words of someone or something
he gave us his definition of the perfect romantic evening on the town
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Recent Examples of definitions
The third full moon in a single season with four full moons is also sometimes referred to as a blue moon, though the actual color of the lunar disk remains normal for both definitions!
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 May 2026
The neighborhood association continued to call on the city to change its parking lots rules and definitions to legally allow Saint Luke’s lots to be used by the public when they are not needed by employees, especially given the nearby streetcar stop.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The bill adjusts Tax Increment Financing (TIF) definitions, providing the county with the flexibility of funds to support the project.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
First, State Farm assesses claims for wind and hail damage using definitions and exclusions that do not appear in customers' policies, say plaintiffs' lawyers and Drummond, the Oklahoma attorney general.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
That isn’t surprising, since those definitions were new and hadn’t yet been tested in the marketplace.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Much of what these devices capture may fall outside traditional definitions of privacy, especially in public spaces.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The concept has been criminalized in Hawaii and incorporated into family or civil court definitions of domestic violence in states such as California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Technical definitions vary about what constitutes a global recession, but the gist is a period of sluggish or negative economic growth.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 May 2026
The neighborhood association continued to call on the city to change its parking lots rules and definitions to legally allow Saint Luke’s lots to be used by the public when they are not needed by employees, especially given the nearby streetcar stop.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
The bill adjusts Tax Increment Financing (TIF) definitions, providing the county with the flexibility of funds to support the project.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
First, State Farm assesses claims for wind and hail damage using definitions and exclusions that do not appear in customers' policies, say plaintiffs' lawyers and Drummond, the Oklahoma attorney general.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
That isn’t surprising, since those definitions were new and hadn’t yet been tested in the marketplace.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Much of what these devices capture may fall outside traditional definitions of privacy, especially in public spaces.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The concept has been criminalized in Hawaii and incorporated into family or civil court definitions of domestic violence in states such as California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Technical definitions vary about what constitutes a global recession, but the gist is a period of sluggish or negative economic growth.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitions
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Surface is the third piece of the puzzle, though those descriptions are a little easier to grasp.—
Neil Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.—
Archie Forde,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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Carly will modify her design according to the needs of future exhibitions, which include shows with Karen Kilimnik and Joseph Geagan; the latter’s will incorporate portraits of members of the Vegas scene, Carly among them.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Princess Charlotte was ready for big sister duty when Prince Louis arrived, placing a kiss on his forehead in the first official portraits of the baby.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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For its inaugural season, in partnership with the Vasarely Foundation, the hotel debuted an exhibition across its lawn that drew over 30,000 visitors, and each guest room features a work by Dutch painter Roan van Oort, who is known for his textured canvases and raw depictions of the natural world.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Though several artworks from the 1600s may well represent Shakespeare, only two are widely regarded as possibly accurate depictions.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fallon showed framed pictures of him hanging out with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and posing with racecar studs Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Rittenhouse also posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed as well as a close-up shot of the spider's bite mark.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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These portrayals offer gentle surprises and a nice emotional balance.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Pentagon leaders’ positive portrayals present an incomplete picture at best, people familiar with intelligence assessments told us.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Definitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitions. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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