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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
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Despite the Reina Sofía’s many refusals to lend the work to various institutions around the world, its rebuff of the Guggenheim’s request carries a particular sting because the Basque Country has long held that the painting belongs in the place where the depicted tragedy occurred.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The effects added even more variety to the light and texture of the dense foliage and rocks, making the depicted landscape indistinguishable from real-world photography.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Afterward, attendees poked around for a poster to take, or asked to swap the depicted food items.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
As Noah reads to Allie, their younger selves emerge on stage to enact the depicted scenes.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Pratt’s campaign video depicted a bustling, lively, and clean Los Angeles.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
In March, Soos showed the City Council a bar chart that depicted how housing production cratered after the financial crisis in 2008.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In death, however, the composers have repeatedly been depicted as the classical period’s answer to Tupac and Biggie.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
During an interview promoting season 2 of the series, which debuted on April 3 and is currently dropping new episodes on Fridays, Hall opened up about filming the series and the parallels between her real life and what was being depicted on screen.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
In her artwork, Fatemeh depicted herself with her parents, her father holding an umbrella to shield them.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Images taken at the meeting depicted the humanoid standing before the council members.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The mural depicted a wigged judge attacking a protester with his gavel.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 2 May 2026
Adjective
Expanding on Harris’ short film of the same name, which was acquired by HBO Max following its festival run, Pure is a coming-of-age story set within the rarely depicted world of Black cotillion culture in suburban Maryland.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Despite the Reina Sofía’s many refusals to lend the work to various institutions around the world, its rebuff of the Guggenheim’s request carries a particular sting because the Basque Country has long held that the painting belongs in the place where the depicted tragedy occurred.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
The effects added even more variety to the light and texture of the dense foliage and rocks, making the depicted landscape indistinguishable from real-world photography.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Afterward, attendees poked around for a poster to take, or asked to swap the depicted food items.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
As Noah reads to Allie, their younger selves emerge on stage to enact the depicted scenes.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Space kills with patience, and often much more painfully than the instant deaths depicted in cinema, unfolding over seconds, days, minutes, or even years.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 8 May 2026
Pratt’s campaign video depicted a bustling, lively, and clean Los Angeles.
—Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026
In March, Soos showed the City Council a bar chart that depicted how housing production cratered after the financial crisis in 2008.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
In death, however, the composers have repeatedly been depicted as the classical period’s answer to Tupac and Biggie.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
During an interview promoting season 2 of the series, which debuted on April 3 and is currently dropping new episodes on Fridays, Hall opened up about filming the series and the parallels between her real life and what was being depicted on screen.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
In her artwork, Fatemeh depicted herself with her parents, her father holding an umbrella to shield them.
—Zohreh Saberi, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Images taken at the meeting depicted the humanoid standing before the council members.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
The mural depicted a wigged judge attacking a protester with his gavel.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicted
Adjective
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Whoop’s sleep data tends to be more prescriptive than descriptive.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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The complete lack of descriptive wall labels for individual objects, still a matter of debate among the curators, according to Govan, privileges looking.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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South Africa's health department had said around 150 tourists were on board at the time of the outbreak, while online tour operators said the Hondius — described as a specialist polar cruise ship — usually travels with around 70 crew members.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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His name shot to the national stage when McBath described his case during a congressional hearing with then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at the beginning of March.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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And yet, when Obama won the Presidency, Bush greeted him with graceful comments of welcome, and then embarked on a retirement characterized by reticence.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Botstein has consistently characterized his relationship with Epstein as being focused solely on fundraising.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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While Raman portrayed herself as the focus of attacks from both opponents, Bass’ campaign rejected that framing as a distraction from her debate performance and City Council record.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The villain-combo movie would put the breathing-apparatus Batman baddie, Bane, back on screen for his first appearance since 2012’s Christopher Nolan-directed The Dark Knight Rises, then portrayed by Tom Hardy.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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The end result is a small but expressive robot version of Rocky that captures much of the personality fans loved in Project Hail Mary.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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A lot of it was kind of reckonings with childhood, really very expressive work.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Price, who has represented the district since 2013, faces a dozen felony charges, including grand theft by embezzlement of public funds, conflict of interest and perjury.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Henry Waxman, a congressman who represented the city’s West Side, used the incident as a pretext to propose a bill in Congress that banned the use of federal funds for tunnelling under a large swath of Wilshire.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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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.—
Seth Eli Barlow,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2026
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Anti-dictatorship, but for kids Serkis scrubs the story of its violence, at least in any graphic manner.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In a room full of mirrors, that vivid red bounces back onto your skin, often highlighting imperfections rather than giving you a soft, healthy glow.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah Straddling a huge portion of southern Utah, Capitol Reef owes its name to the vivid imagination of early settlers, who thought one of its giant white-rock formations resembled a capitol building dome and its jagged cliffs an underwater reef.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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“Depicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicted. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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