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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 depictions
This aesthetic is a nod to Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel and its nostalgic depictions of home and comfort.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
The documentary's trailer begins with a classic cowboy standoff, which zeroes in on a Black cowboy's face — a shot not often seen in mainstream Wild West depictions.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
But the narrative that unfolds conjures imposing images in the mind’s eye; indeed, the movie’s most indelible depictions may be imaginary ones.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
There have been different depictions of Rosalind in various biographies.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
As with work, depictions of leisure are predominantly set outdoors, and often as solo endeavors.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
But despite the production’s accomplished period physical trappings, there’s an air of very 21st-century thinking here — particularly in depictions of gender-blur and adult same-sex love within the Arab world — that feels more like wish-fulfillment than the film is prepared to acknowledge.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Inspired by his studies of witchcraft and medieval witch hunts, Danish director Benjamin Christensen made this unclassifiable film that moves freely between straightforward accounts of witchcraft and alternately eerie and hilarious depictions of orgiastic Satan worship and other sinister deeds.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
The documentary's trailer begins with a classic cowboy standoff, which zeroes in on a Black cowboy's face — a shot not often seen in mainstream Wild West depictions.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Critiques from the American right, which lament the film’s timely depictions of a police state, immigrant internment camps and leftist revolt, read like ChatGPT essays programmed to write in the voice of Karen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
But the narrative that unfolds conjures imposing images in the mind’s eye; indeed, the movie’s most indelible depictions may be imaginary ones.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
There have been different depictions of Rosalind in various biographies.
—Deborah Unger, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2025
As with work, depictions of leisure are predominantly set outdoors, and often as solo endeavors.
—William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
But despite the production’s accomplished period physical trappings, there’s an air of very 21st-century thinking here — particularly in depictions of gender-blur and adult same-sex love within the Arab world — that feels more like wish-fulfillment than the film is prepared to acknowledge.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Inspired by his studies of witchcraft and medieval witch hunts, Danish director Benjamin Christensen made this unclassifiable film that moves freely between straightforward accounts of witchcraft and alternately eerie and hilarious depictions of orgiastic Satan worship and other sinister deeds.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depictions
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All venues are equipped with accessibility measures including audio descriptions, sign language interpretation and multilingual dubbing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Midwinter Day was a rageful response inspired by Ulysses in its epic descriptions of the quotidian.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Spanning from the late short story writer Eudora Welty to the more au courant Zendaya, the portraits were also snapshots of time.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The area features portraits of past presidents.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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According to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage of the event, Cheney was asked how media portrayals might affect his legacy.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Chenoweth and Menzel’s portrayals of Glinda and Elphaba earned them both Tony Award nominations for best performance by a leading actress in a musical, which Menzel won at the 2004 ceremony, and Wicked hasn’t left the Gershwin Theatre since its premiere in October 2003.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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For the rest of her images, Kardashian modeled the see-through lace dress in various parts of the island paradise, also including some pictures that were just part of the scenery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like William Klein’s pictures, Roversi’s incorporate accidents, light flares, blur, even damage.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Depictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depictions. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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