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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
Even the wraparound mural in the hotel’s lobby nods to Ojai’s past, depicting figures such as Edward Libbey, the developer of the town’s downtown area, ceramicist Beatrice Wood and spiritual figure Jiddu Krishnamurti.
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Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
An immersive installation, the window display was unveiled with live models dressed in key items from the Moncler Genius collection with Enninful walking and interacting with the video panels depicting the mountain environment.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The University of Louisville is investigating after posters depicting Charlie Kirk getting shot were spotted on campus.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Children play with a ball in front of a mural depicting the Brazilian World Cup football team at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2022.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The overall winner title that this year went to photographer Katie Brockman for her portfolio of creative images depicting her own dog and several foster animals, receives $500, a trophy and mentoring with the same two platforms.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And in the end, despite the fact that the show shot a scene depicting Conrad’s colleague, Whitney Port, on a flight there, no one ever went to Paris.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
In June, the musician shared a video depicting an ICE raid in the Puerto Rican city of Carolina to his 49 million followers on Instagram.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
The entire inside of the cathedral is covered in mosaics from Florence, Italy depicting the stations of the cross and the life and ministry of Jesus.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2025
An immersive installation, the window display was unveiled with live models dressed in key items from the Moncler Genius collection with Enninful walking and interacting with the video panels depicting the mountain environment.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The University of Louisville is investigating after posters depicting Charlie Kirk getting shot were spotted on campus.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Children play with a ball in front of a mural depicting the Brazilian World Cup football team at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2022.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The overall winner title that this year went to photographer Katie Brockman for her portfolio of creative images depicting her own dog and several foster animals, receives $500, a trophy and mentoring with the same two platforms.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And in the end, despite the fact that the show shot a scene depicting Conrad’s colleague, Whitney Port, on a flight there, no one ever went to Paris.
—Megan Angelo, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
In June, the musician shared a video depicting an ICE raid in the Puerto Rican city of Carolina to his 49 million followers on Instagram.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
The entire inside of the cathedral is covered in mosaics from Florence, Italy depicting the stations of the cross and the life and ministry of Jesus.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicting
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Soliman fled to the United States in 2014 on a visitor visa and later filed a petition for asylum, describing how security forces over the years had locked him up on false charges and tortured him with electrical shocks.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The aging brick walls, high arched wooden ceiling and original decorative elements of the Renaissance-era building provided quite a contrast with speakers who were describing the latest in present and future technologies.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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And, since Congress expects workers and employers to be (cough) creative when characterizing wages as tips to avoid paying taxes on otherwise taxable income, Treasury is authorized to issue additional guidance to prevent abuse.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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By contrast, Ka’iana and his family’s landing spot with Kamehameha’s base of power in Hawaii, as well as their foes, needed to be grounded in the land, while still doing the work of characterizing the different factions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
26 Aug. 2025
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In the film — her first since portraying opera diva Maria Callas in last year’s Maria — the Oscar winner, 50, stars as Maxine, an American film director hired to make a video for a Paris fashion event amid being diagnosed with breast cancer and navigating a divorce.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The museum's mission is to tell America's story by portraying people who shaped its history and culture.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Christian Ulvert, the Levine Cava campaign guru now representing Democratic candidates for sheriff, tax collector and elections supervisor, said Republican turnout has his party needing to play catch up until the end and flip past election patterns on their head.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the clip, Biles flips through the gym in a Houston Texans jersey, representing her home state and Owens.—
Stephanie Barnes,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Depicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicting. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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