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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When Pope Francis used to call the parish priest in Gaza, as he was known to do every evening during Israel’s attacks on the Palestinian enclave, the Vatican always declined to provide details, describing the initiative as a personal pastoral act by the pope.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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The 2007 Fortune piece that named the mafia quoted then-COO David Sacks describing what made the company work in the first place.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The company's dominance in GPUs is increasingly characterizing the stock as a value play, rather than a growth name.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76, were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in an incident that national authorities are now characterizing as a terrorist attack.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cody Hayes/TikTok Scores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a premium for lower quality products, an ABC News visual investigation found.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Adding to the moment was the anticipated appearance of Kevin Thompson, known for portraying Ewoks in Return of the Jedi, and the husband of a Santa Clarita Arts Commissioner.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The labor market gained 38,000 courier and messenger jobs in April, representing roughly a third of all positions added in the month.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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The union representing workers employed by the Writers Guild of America have reached an agreement on their first contract, ending a strike that lasted nearly three months.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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“Depicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicting. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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