describe

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Recent Examples of describe At a post-screening Q&A following the film‘s premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Ansari and Reeves described working on the jokes at Ansari’s home through live readings and improvisation. Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025 Witnesses described a chaotic scene as the shark’s fin surfaced. Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025 Rarely do the girls describe themselves as good at math. Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025 Amenc described her main roles at the firm as follows. Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for describe
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Verb
  • Children play with a ball in front of a mural depicting the Brazilian World Cup football team at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro on November 23, 2022.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Christy costars Ben Foster as Martin's manager-turned-husband James, initially depicted as loving and supportive (one shot shows Christy gleefully leaping into his arms after winning a match), but eventually revealed as possessive and dangerous.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In an essay published in Vogue, longtime magazine editor Anna Wintour characterized Armani as a steely, dedicated and, above all, innovative force in the fashion industry.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In a 69-page ruling, Judge Edward Chen of the Northern District of California characterized the decision of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to end TPS for Haiti and Venezuela as capricious, arbitrary and beyond the scope of her authority.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While some Hamas apologists have portrayed the word as benign, its real meaning is undeniably violent — and not just for Israelis.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Somehow, they’re portrayed as heroic trials of love, requiring sacrifice, trust and resilience.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Second quarter 2025 billings registered a 3% quarter-over-quarter expansion supported by the leading-edge logic, advanced high bandwidth memory (HBM) related DRAM applications, as well as increase in shipments to Asia.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Schauffele's decision wasn't injury-related.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mercenaries are defined as soldiers who are contracted by third parties unaffiliated with a nation’s armed forces and motivated primarily by private gain.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Rivalries that are long in tenure and thick with hatred define college sports in the Deep South, where football is second only to faith in some places.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The timing, although likely coincidental, illustrated the dilemma Democrats currently face.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Carney’s lyrical piece, a sort of prose poem-flash fiction hybrid, written from the point of view of an unborn baby, illustrates a womb space at once protective and cage-like.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The moment came when an audience member named Billy, a former NBC sales employee, recounted meeting O’Brien at a 1993 cocktail party on the top floor of 30 Rock.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Jacir recounts how unexpected events carried on into post-production, which was mainly done in the UK.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Describe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/describe. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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