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as in depicts
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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as in tells
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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as in characterizes
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 describes
But Guidara describes how hospitality can be intentionally embedded into every element of the dining experience — from the greeting at the door to the pacing of a meal.
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Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Waymo describes it as a more expansive cabin with extra legroom, a flat floor and a low step-in height.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Neither episode reflected a structural problem with worker pay, unlike the situation Goldman now describes.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Building physical intelligence At the center of the announcement is Cosmos 3, which NVIDIA describes as the world’s first fully open omnimodel capable of understanding and generating text, images, video, ambient sound, and actions within a single system.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Zaveri describes as the future of the field.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Where Meti describes individual identity and presentation, Hijra is a community, a structured way of living that exists across South Asia, including Nepal.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
So far, this describes Marilyn.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
De Jesus describes her life in the 1950s as a waste picker in the Canindé favela in São Paulo, Brazil.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 26 May 2026
Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli, STAT, 2 June 2026
Waymo describes it as a more expansive cabin with extra legroom, a flat floor and a low step-in height.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
Neither episode reflected a structural problem with worker pay, unlike the situation Goldman now describes.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Building physical intelligence At the center of the announcement is Cosmos 3, which NVIDIA describes as the world’s first fully open omnimodel capable of understanding and generating text, images, video, ambient sound, and actions within a single system.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
Zaveri describes as the future of the field.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Where Meti describes individual identity and presentation, Hijra is a community, a structured way of living that exists across South Asia, including Nepal.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
So far, this describes Marilyn.
—Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
De Jesus describes her life in the 1950s as a waste picker in the Canindé favela in São Paulo, Brazil.
—Roberto Prieto, Variety, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for describes
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One such set lies in the city’s Flavelle, Port Moody location, where a sprawling makeshift village depicts different boroughs of Ba Sing Se, the next target in Fire Lord Ozai’s mission for global domination.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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Here's what to know about the real-life case and how accurately the film depicts it.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Netflix tells Variety the game will be updated daily throughout the World Cup with new challenges and features tied into the real events and results of the tournament.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Navalny tells the story of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader whose poisoning by Putin operatives in August 2020 nearly killed him.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
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The Padres scored in the seventh because of another thing that characterizes the young Nationals, who are 28-28.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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The conflation of multimodality and hypertextuality has been labeled hypermodality by researchers in order to highlight that the dynamic web of connectivity that characterizes hypertexts goes beyond monomodal texts with recurrent and recognizable characteristics.—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Fung portrays the film’s male protagonist – a creator pushed to the edge by desperation and obsession – while Chau and Wu play his wife and former lover respectively.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Holmgren’s world, the one Kenrich Williams portrays as well as the one reality relays, seems mostly jolly.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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At one juncture, Bassichis recounts a routine that Maya did about coming out as gay to his father, a devout Catholic who reassured him that their family would pay any price for a cure.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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In the book, Dorit recounts the entire altercation, including pleading with the intruders to save her and her kids' lives.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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And what do the fates of these men say about how and through whom the show defines audacity — a word that has two different interpretations and uses?—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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The most effective family offices are those that use technology to enhance efficiency, improve transparency, and strengthen collaboration, while still maintaining the personal approach that defines this unique industry.—
Paul Westall,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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His story illustrates what can happen when individuals are connected to the resources, support, and opportunities needed to move forward.—
Beth Hines,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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The quick video illustrates how the various Captain's Crunch implements unfurl and swap components.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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Silence = Death, the work of the Silence = Death Collective (and not ACT UP, as Avram Finkelstein relates in his interview) became the primary pictorial representation of ACT UP and a rallying slogan for the fight against the disease.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 June 2026
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Jill Biden relates the 2019 primary debate in which Harris got headlines for challenging Biden for his vote four decades earlier on using busing to desegregate schools.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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“Describes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/describes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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