depicting

present participle of depict
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as in characterizing
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of depicting Joist ceilings are painted white, and wallpaper depicting pink roses is stretched across a wall. Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Video circulated widely on social media showing the aftermath of the shooting, depicting a man on the ground in front of a car and another man standing holding a gun. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 9 Oct. 2025 The second, depicting a fiery demonstration, was from Brazil in 2017. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 The brutal, provocative opening scene featuring Xavier Dolan depicting the realism of bigotry and hate is stomach-churning, but fits into the dark atmosphere of the source material. Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025 But Brennan adds a catalyst in Adeline (Suzanna Son), depicting her as his soulmate and the person who most encourages his violence, in a characterization built almost purely on speculation. Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 Mexico’s ‘anti-Hamilton’ musical sparks debate A controversial musical depicting the Spanish conquest of Mexico has ignited a transatlantic debate over Latin American history and identity. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Human runners, wearing 7-foot-tall foam costumes with goofy faces and colorful features depicting a Bratwurst, Polish, Italian, Hot Dog and Chorizo, race each other around home plate on the warning track. Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 São Bento train station, often regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful transit hubs, features walls adorned with thousands of blue-and-white tiles depicting historical scenes. AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicting
Verb
  • Since their 23-9 win Sunday against the Browns, the Steelers have not minced words when describing the playing surface for the game.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Velasquez, who was wearing a seatbelt, was not injured and has not been charged in what officials are describing as an accident on a dark road.
    Susan Young, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, condemned the protest, characterizing it as an attempt to obstruct law enforcement operations.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • In an amicus brief filed to the Supreme Court, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association and 12 other professional bodies argued that characterizing talk therapy as mere speech fundamentally misunderstands its therapeutic use and purpose.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Andrew Garfield is leading the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Trump then spoke before the Israeli Knesset, portraying the ceasefire as a personal and unparalleled victory.
    Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Republican lawmaker representing Georgia’s northwest has, in recent days, doubled down on her criticism of her own party, this time hammering in on the continuing government shutdown.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That’s how many families the Social Media Victims Law Center is currently representing—families whose children have been harmed or lost forever to social media.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Depicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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