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as in describes
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 characterizes
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 portrays
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depicts
The nine-foot-tall statue depicts the discussion between quarterback Nick Foles and head coach Doug Pederson at Super Bowl LII, ahead of tight end Trey Burton throwing a touchdown pass to Foles.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Ballard depicts a postapocalyptic future in which global warming has rendered much of the planet uninhabitable.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
The lintel depicts ritual acts involving the sun god and Cheleew Chan K’inich, a late ruler of the ancient Mayan city Yaxchilán, and was made around 600-900 CE.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
When Elia turns up in gym class with bruises on her body — a day after a domestic altercation with Lisbet that Mungiu also depicts in interrupted fashion — her teachers are concerned, and quick to act.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Her fable depicts twin sisters on a revenge road trip, setting out to right the wrongs of their early childhood at the behest of their estranged mother, finding some catharsis along the way.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The exhibition focuses on the Black Lives Matter movement and art that depicts resistance and protest.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Safe Haven depicts three children playing under a squirrel, a cardinal and an owl while under a tree with leaves falling upon them.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Compiled from 61 separate photos taken in March, the latest scene depicts Perseverance near a region known as Lac de Charmes.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Ballard depicts a postapocalyptic future in which global warming has rendered much of the planet uninhabitable.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 May 2026
The lintel depicts ritual acts involving the sun god and Cheleew Chan K’inich, a late ruler of the ancient Mayan city Yaxchilán, and was made around 600-900 CE.
—Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 May 2026
When Elia turns up in gym class with bruises on her body — a day after a domestic altercation with Lisbet that Mungiu also depicts in interrupted fashion — her teachers are concerned, and quick to act.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Her fable depicts twin sisters on a revenge road trip, setting out to right the wrongs of their early childhood at the behest of their estranged mother, finding some catharsis along the way.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The exhibition focuses on the Black Lives Matter movement and art that depicts resistance and protest.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 15 May 2026
Safe Haven depicts three children playing under a squirrel, a cardinal and an owl while under a tree with leaves falling upon them.
—Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Compiled from 61 separate photos taken in March, the latest scene depicts Perseverance near a region known as Lac de Charmes.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicts
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In an interview with the website Public Parking, the writer Lucy Ives describes ad-libbing a writing exercise to kill an awkward classroom silence.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Crain describes the situation as a broader pattern, arguing that the city has favored new development over maintaining historic and cultural sites.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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In the past couple of decades, however, Czernowin has deëmphasized the frantic gesturing that characterizes so much latter-day modernism.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Wilson’s approach to public life clearly has an element of what professional wrestlers call kayfabe—the winking, performative trollishness that now characterizes the online right.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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In contrast to the article’s portrait of a formless contest, recent polling portrays a race that is becoming more structured.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Potts — who portrays Young Sheldon and Georgie & Mandy's infamous Meemaw — has been married to director and producer James Hayman since 1990 after having met on the set of the 1992 film Breaking the Rules.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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The album’s closing song, a roots-rock reggae number with Sting on the chorus, represents the thirty-year evolution of Shaggy’s career.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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“Depicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicts. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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