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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
this letter from an eyewitness depicts the battle in greater detail than any other account
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as in to characterize
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
the report depicted him as a reliable assistant and an employee who could be entrusted with any task
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as in to portray
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depict
An exhibition that includes paintings and sculptures by 14 artists depicts their contemporary interpretations of the American West.
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Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Hurley's campaign gained attention online when a Reddit post showed a 2022 profile photo on Hurley's Facebook page depicted a logo of extremist group The Three Percenters.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The second place award went to two artists who collaborated on one piece that depicts a barn owl — Phoenix Nelson and her close friend Tayler Brown, who are both 17-year-old juniors at Ramona High School.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
His journey was depicted, including his orchestration of multi-billion-dollar acquisitions that strengthened Disney with more characters and franchises.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Hurley's campaign gained attention online when a Reddit post showed a 2022 profile photo on Hurley's Facebook page depicted a logo of extremist group The Three Percenters.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The second place award went to two artists who collaborated on one piece that depicts a barn owl — Phoenix Nelson and her close friend Tayler Brown, who are both 17-year-old juniors at Ramona High School.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
His journey was depicted, including his orchestration of multi-billion-dollar acquisitions that strengthened Disney with more characters and franchises.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Police released images of the suspect described as a man between 40 and 49 years of age, about 5-feet-9 to 5-feet-10, weighing about 150 pounds.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Liz’s view The world Fink describes is a less efficient and more expensive one.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Expect more talk of stagnation — a prolonged period of slow or no economic growth, characterized by high unemployment and stagnant wages — given higher oil prices, rising concerns about the Middle East conflict, and corporate adoption of AI.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Other weirdness characterizes the city’s plan beginning with the decision to put a tourism agency, Choose Chicago, in charge.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Orbán, who is trailing in opinion polls ahead of elections next month, has leaned heavily on an election campaign that portrays Zelenskyy as an existential threat to Hungary.—
LORNE COOK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Israeli leaders have portrayed the violence as the work of a tiny minority, but Palestinians and human rights groups say the Israeli army has done little to prevent the attacks and note that settlers are rarely held accountable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The letter described the March 9 vote as hasty, given that the vote to reject the city’s offer was driven by three unions representing a majority of those present at the meeting.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Campaign finance records reveal that Talarico accepted thousands of dollars more from lobbyists representing Toyota, Home Depot, RTX, DraftKings, Airbus, Airbnb, Anduril, Google, Dell, Northwestern Mutual, State Farm, and a host of other massive corporations.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Depict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depict. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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