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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
On Tuesday, Missouri Promise PAC released a video ad that depicted Missouri as a race car competing against other states to slash taxes on a NASCAR-style track.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
One such set lies in the city’s Flavelle, Port Moody location, where a sprawling makeshift village depicts different boroughs of Ba Sing Se, the next target in Fire Lord Ozai’s mission for global domination.
—Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
The football player, who co-founded the nonprofit Chubb Foundation, proposed to Mendez in Florida on April 25, 2025, with a surprise drone show depicting their background and love story.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Of course, none of that is depicted in Michael.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
One such set lies in the city’s Flavelle, Port Moody location, where a sprawling makeshift village depicts different boroughs of Ba Sing Se, the next target in Fire Lord Ozai’s mission for global domination.
—Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
The football player, who co-founded the nonprofit Chubb Foundation, proposed to Mendez in Florida on April 25, 2025, with a surprise drone show depicting their background and love story.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Of course, none of that is depicted in Michael.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depict
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The shooter is described as a man in his 30s.—
Jasmine Mendez
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Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Sergei Shoigu, Russia's former defense minister and now secretary of its Security Council, also rejected Zelenskyy’s claim, describing it as a scare tactic to attract more Western aid for Kyiv.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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So much of The Last Supper involved characterizing songs, movies, music videos, paintings, and so on.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have observed and characterized the initial stages of hydrogen-uranium corrosion for the first time.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Braun said Panish had sought to portray his client as hiding in the bushes near the crash site, but in reality, those bushes were vines and the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Erickson was easily seen.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Yet cultural stereotypes continue to portray White athletes as less athletic, less gifted and less deserving of elite status.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Big problems that don’t get fixed quickly enough or at all, and Pratt represents the angry voter who wants to know why City Hall can’t do better and where all the money went.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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However, his exit created a two-way contract spot that was filled by Mac McClung, who not-so-coincidentally was about to represent the 76ers in the All-Star Saturday Night Dunk Contest.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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“Depict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depict. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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