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Recent Examples of depiction The depiction leaves out everything about these children’s worth as people: their capacity for joy, love, and creativity; their inherent dignity. Caren Zucker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025 That is particularly true of Victor’s transcendent depiction of an unbreakable bond between the smart and funny New England college professor Agnes (Victor) and her bestie and former college roomie Lydie (Naomi Ackie). Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 July 2025 But one of the most iconic depictions of the Revolution, Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware, was actually painted much later, in 1851. Karin Wulf, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025 That’s one of several standout stretches here, another being the note-perfect depiction of our heroes feeling the indiscriminate love while on ecstacy. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for depiction
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Noun
  • Tempest’s description evokes a dreamlike horror, laced with black humor: Men were still stuck in the mud all over the battlefield, imploring help to lift them out : half crazy with the sense of their own impotence, and the enemy shelling. . . .
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • The menu’s description was understated: chocolate mousse.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • To her, these monochromatic portraits bolster an African aesthetic due to their classic feel that stands the test of time.
    Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 30 June 2025
  • But Kosinski elevates that journey by capturing racing in all of its gorgeous, peculiar glory—there’s never been a portrait of Formula One quite like it.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The star of the movie also briefly discussed his portrayal.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
  • Tatiana Maslany anchors this Canadian potboiler with her portrayal of about a dozen (give or take) clones all built from the same original.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Brady and Vergara took a picture together with Maluma kissing the actress’ forehead.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 July 2025
  • On TikTok, Nicole shared a text exchange with Samantha, the mother who invited her, and Samantha reveals that Stasia and Jake were told that she was invited—Samantha even shared a picture of the meal Nicole had prepared, the now-iconic antipasto.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025

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“Depiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depiction. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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