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as in sketches
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes
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as in descriptions
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss
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This includes watching the sketches Stiller & Meara performed on countless talk shows, critiquing their respective styles and pondering how much or little from their seemingly candid appearances and interviews was meant to be taken as truth and not performance.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025 -
The hourlong doc will explore the sketches, contributions and influence of Downey, who originally joined the show in 1976 as its youngest ever writer.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Horn didn’t disagree with those descriptions, but said Dowdle’s skill set is more layered.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The 89-minute film also featured Swift's descriptions of each song playing before lyric videos for the new tracks.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Check Megabucks Plus payouts and previous drawings here.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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When are the Wisconsin Lottery drawings held?—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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This article discusses Ed Gein’s crimes, as well as transphobic depictions of them on screen.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many conservative critics appear to have homed in on its depictions of the latter with the most myopic lens possible.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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The same could be said of Piccioli, whose muses include the French actor Isabelle Huppert — portraits of whom were shared as a teaser prior to the show.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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On Instagram through the years, he's shared many glimpses into that time in his life, from school portraits and prom pics to Christmas memories and beyond.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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From the modernist, Black figuration of Kwami’s ceramics to Abban’s documentary portrayals of Ghanaian protest movements and architecture, these artists responded to the distinctive, pedestrian layers of postcolonial life.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Women artists within the movement often drew on its dreamlike language to counter male surrealists’ idealized and objectifying portrayals of women, reclaiming their own agency and identity.—
Sally Jane Brown,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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The only thing neighbors’ cameras will share are pictures and clips of dogs that could be yours.—
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The reporter had already sent me pictures and audio recordings, promising a complete draft by Monday night.—
Zahra Nader,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Delineations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineations. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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