described

verb

past tense of describe
1
as in depicted
to give a representation or account of in words he tried to describe the dream he had last night as accurately as he could

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2
as in chronicled
to give an oral or written account of in some detail a biography of Washington that describes the decisive Battle of Yorktown at great length

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3
as in characterized
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group how would you describe the Inupiat people you encountered in Alaska?

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Recent Examples of described Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Warsh described the global shift toward tighter monetary policy as a common fight on prices. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Colleagues in cardiology, primary care, and other specialties described similar experiences. — Marcela Gottschald, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 Marshall’s campaign described his leadership on the water rights issue as critical for the region. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026 The party initially described Zuma as healthy and undergoing routine checks before returning home. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Giamanco's family described him as thoughtful and empathetic. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Their paranormal intervention involves Dichen Lachman as Lois Anthony, in a role best described as Chris Hansen for ghosts. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for described
  1. depicted
  2. chronicled
  3. characterized
  4. portrayed
  5. recounted
  6. defined
  7. illustrated
  8. told
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  • The installation's front gate is about four miles from the readiness center where the shooting occurred, making the scene depicted outside the front gate in the video unlikely.
    — Meagan Harris, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Members Ohyul, Ryul, Woojin, and Louis are depicted by longtime Clot collaborator and artist Annie Choi, joining Chen and previous campaign stars including Anthony Edwards, Raphinha and Luis Díaz.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of depicted
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  • Her Pulitzer Prize-winning 2025 memoir, Things in Nature Merely Grow, chronicled the loss of her sons and her effort to go on.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Michael Jackson‘s iconic performance during the the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show will be chronicled in a new documentary coming to Hulu and ESPN.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of chronicled
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  • And Isaias’s broader wind field, characterized by ample shear — changing winds with height — will encourage those thunderstorms to rotate.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The illness is characterized by muscle rigidity in the torso, arms and legs.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of characterized
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  • This opinion has now shifted to Sam Mendes’s quartet of Beatles biopics, in which McCartney is being portrayed by Paul Mescal.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In England, poet William Cowper portrayed Mai as an innocent corrupted by European society.
    — Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of portrayed
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  • On Tuesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel recounted Zacharia’s disastrous first day of work.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Marco Bello / Reuters Standing outside his father's home in Pensacola, Florida, amid the debris and damage left behind by Isaias, one man recounted how the storm took his stepmother's life and severely injured his father.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of recounted
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  • Friday defined a good news/bad news day at a West Miami-Dade Sedano’s Supermarket.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Such was their shtick throughout their segment of New York Comic-Con’s Star Trek panel, which teased season two of Starfleet Academy before making time for Shatner to thoughtfully look back on the franchise that has defined his career.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of defined
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  • Written and illustrated by Endrime co-founder Mohsin Sajid, the 120-page book focuses on making a 5-pocket selvedge Endrime jean—a fit based on a 1937 jean.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That means judges in other states could rule for players, a point illustrated by litigation in Louisiana regarding the return of NFL players to LSU.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of illustrated
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  • Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.
    — JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Described.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/described. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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