1
as in describing
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 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
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as in portraying
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depicting
Vibrant, large-scale paintings depicting animal and jungle scenes throughout the hotel are from the original owner’s collection, all from Haiti.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Disrupting the possibility of cheerful solitude is both a stylistic and social shift, disturbing the film’s non-narrative serenity while depicting how dismantling the safety net displaces basic functions onto those least able to bear them.
—Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Note the two identical charts below, one with annotations depicting the bottoming out process underway, and one with the 150-day moving average, also depicting a bottoming out reversal formation.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 15 May 2026
London antiquities dealer David Aaron sold a 3,300-year-old Egyptian limestone stele depicting Pharaoh Thutmose IV presenting offerings to the god Atum.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
In a movie depicting a sound team, and one where sound is so crucial, their work cannot be underestimated.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Edwards allegedly wrote a poem for a female staffer and read it aloud at her going-away party attended by the whole office, growing teary and choked up while reading beside a slideshow depicting photos of himself and the staffer, according to the report.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Budget-conscious passengers, many of them young, formed a seemingly endless security line snaking around the rotunda, which features a twelve-foot-high mural depicting the history of flight.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
On the Season 44 premiere in September 2018, Damon parodied Kavanaugh’s Senate testimony, depicting his belligerence and frequently yelling, referencing beer, among other things — using many of the actual quotes from the hearing.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
Disrupting the possibility of cheerful solitude is both a stylistic and social shift, disturbing the film’s non-narrative serenity while depicting how dismantling the safety net displaces basic functions onto those least able to bear them.
—Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Note the two identical charts below, one with annotations depicting the bottoming out process underway, and one with the 150-day moving average, also depicting a bottoming out reversal formation.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 15 May 2026
London antiquities dealer David Aaron sold a 3,300-year-old Egyptian limestone stele depicting Pharaoh Thutmose IV presenting offerings to the god Atum.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 May 2026
In a movie depicting a sound team, and one where sound is so crucial, their work cannot be underestimated.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Edwards allegedly wrote a poem for a female staffer and read it aloud at her going-away party attended by the whole office, growing teary and choked up while reading beside a slideshow depicting photos of himself and the staffer, according to the report.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Budget-conscious passengers, many of them young, formed a seemingly endless security line snaking around the rotunda, which features a twelve-foot-high mural depicting the history of flight.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
On the Season 44 premiere in September 2018, Damon parodied Kavanaugh’s Senate testimony, depicting his belligerence and frequently yelling, referencing beer, among other things — using many of the actual quotes from the hearing.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicting
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Xi nonetheless struck a more conciliatory tone when describing the overall relationship.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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What Blankfein is describing isn’t a hypothetical.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The company temporarily halted the work and offered to repair the road at no cost to the county, characterizing the work as a gift.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The pick-up in optimism matches other data characterizing speculative appetite amid this year's extraordinary surge in tech stocks.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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At the same time, a growing chorus of conservative policymakers and activists has begun to question whether the government should pay family caregivers at all, portraying the programs as wasteful and prone to fraud.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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Clay Travis also pointed out how Dennis is bad for ESPN’s business by portraying SEC schools and fans as racist.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The Connecticut Restaurant and Hospitality Association, the trade association representing the state’s restaurants and hotels, was especially supportive of another provision in the bill that would have allowed a portion of the sales-and-use tax to be dedicated to tourism funding.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The railroad system, which serves New York City and its eastern suburbs, ceased operations just after midnight after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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“Depicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicting. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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