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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2
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
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.
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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
The warrant for the phone turned up images of videos depicting female children aged eight to 15 years old.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Hurley is concerned that these images, depicting her doing things she's never done in real life, are still out there.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The first is a photo depicting the finalists in the Fabian Theatre Talent Contest.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Gaypalani Waṉambi won the AU$50,000 Wynne Prize, given annually for a landscape painting or figurative sculpture depicting Australian scenery, for The Waṉambi tree, an abstract spray-paint-on-steel work.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 May 2026
The primary innovation of MSD theory is depicting a holistic system that includes the society as a determining element of the media effects on the audience.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Junkanoo revelry is dedicated to the dead, and here Munroe commemorates Beadle through a series of paintings depicting a memorial procession based on photographs by the Bahamian photographer Jackson Petit, as well as through Beadle’s material legacy.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
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
The warrant for the phone turned up images of videos depicting female children aged eight to 15 years old.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Hurley is concerned that these images, depicting her doing things she's never done in real life, are still out there.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The first is a photo depicting the finalists in the Fabian Theatre Talent Contest.
—John Ficarra, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
Gaypalani Waṉambi won the AU$50,000 Wynne Prize, given annually for a landscape painting or figurative sculpture depicting Australian scenery, for The Waṉambi tree, an abstract spray-paint-on-steel work.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 May 2026
The primary innovation of MSD theory is depicting a holistic system that includes the society as a determining element of the media effects on the audience.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Junkanoo revelry is dedicated to the dead, and here Munroe commemorates Beadle through a series of paintings depicting a memorial procession based on photographs by the Bahamian photographer Jackson Petit, as well as through Beadle’s material legacy.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 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
Cite this Entry
“Depicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicting. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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