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as in described
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 characterized
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 portrayed
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depicted
Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Some of the files reportedly depicted bestiality.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The video portrayed Jeffries wearing a sombrero and mustache and depicted Schumer repeating a Republican attack line that Democrats shut down the government to secure free health care for undocumented immigrants, a claim that Democrats have pushed back on.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The following year, 1958—the period depicted in The New Force—the first female graduates began patrolling the streets in uniform, side by side with their male colleagues.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit stemmed from Nirvana’s use of a photo taken by Weddle at the Pasadena Aquatic Center in California that depicted Elden swimming naked toward a dollar bill on a fishhook.
—CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The fake video, widely condemned as racist, depicted Jeffries with a Mexican sombrero and fake mustache.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
For the counts on which she was convicted, jurors essentially accepted the actions depicted in that reenactment, accounting for the first two felony charges.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Other Arizonans at the time voiced similar concerns of being depicted as rednecks and hillbillies.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Like its more famous cousin from Willendorf, the depicted woman looks less like a person than like a pornographic composite of breasts, hips, and labia.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Her death is depicted in a scene in the Netflix series.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Some of the files reportedly depicted bestiality.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The video portrayed Jeffries wearing a sombrero and mustache and depicted Schumer repeating a Republican attack line that Democrats shut down the government to secure free health care for undocumented immigrants, a claim that Democrats have pushed back on.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The following year, 1958—the period depicted in The New Force—the first female graduates began patrolling the streets in uniform, side by side with their male colleagues.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The lawsuit stemmed from Nirvana’s use of a photo taken by Weddle at the Pasadena Aquatic Center in California that depicted Elden swimming naked toward a dollar bill on a fishhook.
—CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The fake video, widely condemned as racist, depicted Jeffries with a Mexican sombrero and fake mustache.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
For the counts on which she was convicted, jurors essentially accepted the actions depicted in that reenactment, accounting for the first two felony charges.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Other Arizonans at the time voiced similar concerns of being depicted as rednecks and hillbillies.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicted
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Those sentiments likely described how everyone inside the locker room felt after the loss.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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As professor Paolo Quattrone has described, the Dean sits at one end beneath a towering Gothic window.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The administration has also called out the arrest of Sortor, a 27-year-old conservative influencer, amid protests outside the ICE facility in Portland during what police characterized as a fight.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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This species, found in waterholes surrounded by bamboo forests, is characterized by its rough skin and reddish-orange markings.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Both deaths are portrayed in the show.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery To ring in the spooky season, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery hosts an array of special events, including a murder mystery bash and evenings with Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe (who are portrayed by local storytellers).—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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Google’s Search Central guidance and WCAG principles both emphasize making content easy to crawl and understand, using clear headings, logical site structures, descriptive alt text and meaningful link text.—
Ran Ronen,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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On sleep in particular, Whoop is distinctly more prescriptive than descriptive.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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The festival, which started in Little Rock in 1984, has evolved beyond Greek food to include recipes and dishes from Palestine, Armenia, India and more of the nationalities represented at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, the festival's host and one of its main sponsors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Either Florida or Tampa Bay has represented the Eastern Conference in the past half-dozen Stanley Cup Finals, with the Lightning winning it all in 2020 and 2021 and the Panthers going back-to-back in 2024 and 2025.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For those of us who have loved Carmen Maura since the first of her seven features with Pedro Almodóvar 45 years ago, watching her expressive face in Calle Málaga is its own wondrous reward.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clinical leaders working with psychedelics could incorporate music‑based therapy, sound baths and expressive visual and vocal art for trauma, not as an add-on, but as tools on par with talk therapy.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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Though the shoe is not available on the design house’s website yet, the exaggerated heel and graphic construction reflect the sensibility of Nina Christen, the buzzy footwear designer Anderson tapped to lead shoes at Dior this summer.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The details of that 2023 situation remain murky, but the potential for mischief became vivid for many around the world.—
John Wihbey,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hostas are an easy way to add interest to the garden because of their large, vivid leaves.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Depicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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