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depiction

noun

di-ˈpik-shən

Definition of depiction

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a vivid representation in words of someone or something the set piece of the novel is a depiction of the battle that makes readers feel like they were there

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Recent Examples of depiction After the image of Rhaenyra jumping to her own death and landing on spikes, Rhaenyra sees a depiction of her on the Iron Throne with blood streaming down from the crown on her head and surrounded by dragon flames. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 The flip side of Salinger’s bleak depiction is a childhood full of free expression and natural development, unburdened by the power, rules, and discipline imposed by world-weary adults and those prone to power. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 The show’s depiction of Hugh as a family man has been much more sympathetic than the book’s description of him as a power-hungry brute. — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Although Cassatt would become best known for her depictions of mothers and children, her patrons did not always share that preference. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depiction

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There are certainly others in the champions’ first-team ranks who meet that description.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Adding two more championships in 2023 and ’24, Moore was tasked again with ushering the Huskies into a new era and laying the groundwork for what the job description of a general manager at UConn should look like.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

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Moore's portrayal of Ralphie Parker's teacher, notably in the iconic flagpole scene, endeared her to generations of fans.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Gus Birney, Shulman’s real-life daughter, brings an ineffable lightness to Sarah Nell, the joyfulness and sweetness of the portrayal all the more wondrous before of all the darkness that surrounds it.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026

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In practice, Ogunyemi argues, only a small number of people may regularly take advantage of an open-door policy, leaving leaders with an incomplete picture of what is happening across the organization.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, Dorothea Lange’s 1936 picture of migrant Florence Owens Thompson and her children, is widely regarded as one of the most iconic photographs of the Dust Bowl period of the Great Depression.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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