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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
Local reporting describes heavy traffic, overflow parking, and crowding at overlooks as leaf peepers arrive during good weather windows.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In an interview with WWD, the 38-year-old describes how this new era, which includes e-commerce expansion across the Middle East, is poised to corner untapped potential markets like Saudi Arabia.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s this book, Land of Wondrous Cold, which describes the nineteenth-century race to Antarctica.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
The letter describes reports of people being detained for more than a week without access to running water, air conditioning or a proper place to sleep.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Here, Garrett describes the experience of working closely with Guadagnino to bring to life a nuanced piece of social commentary set in the cloistered and hierarchical world of academia.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
On the back of the bill, the trustee’s office describes which groups qualify for tax relief or tax freeze programs, both of which must be applied for by April 5, 2026.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Michael Yarinsky, cofounder of AD PRO Directory design firm Office of Tangible Space, helped curate the show as part of his dinner party series and forthcoming book A New Futurist Cookbook, and describes this style of glassware as a return to craft.
—Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
White describes Laurence as the love of her life, and a great journalist who often helped her with writing catchier headlines, stronger ledes and offering first reads.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
In an interview with WWD, the 38-year-old describes how this new era, which includes e-commerce expansion across the Middle East, is poised to corner untapped potential markets like Saudi Arabia.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
There’s this book, Land of Wondrous Cold, which describes the nineteenth-century race to Antarctica.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
The letter describes reports of people being detained for more than a week without access to running water, air conditioning or a proper place to sleep.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
Here, Garrett describes the experience of working closely with Guadagnino to bring to life a nuanced piece of social commentary set in the cloistered and hierarchical world of academia.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
On the back of the bill, the trustee’s office describes which groups qualify for tax relief or tax freeze programs, both of which must be applied for by April 5, 2026.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
Michael Yarinsky, cofounder of AD PRO Directory design firm Office of Tangible Space, helped curate the show as part of his dinner party series and forthcoming book A New Futurist Cookbook, and describes this style of glassware as a return to craft.
—Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
White describes Laurence as the love of her life, and a great journalist who often helped her with writing catchier headlines, stronger ledes and offering first reads.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for describes
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The driver in the boat crash The show depicts Paul as a black sheep of the family.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Honor’s promo depicts the Robot Phone doing everything from entertaining children and taking selfies to skydiving and gazing at the stars.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Just like 2024, the top three airports remain the same, which isn’t surprising, Taylor tells CNBC Make It.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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From a vintage painting discovered in a shop to a child’s colorful sketch, each piece tells a story and adds warmth to your home.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Protest organizers have trained thousands in de-escalation techniques and have promised the day will be safe, even as political rhetoric characterizes demonstrators as being aligned with terrorist forces.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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The White House regularly characterizes undocumented immigrants as drivers of urban lawlessness, even though the data show that is not true.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the 80-minute play, Dold brings to life 19 characters and believably portrays not only Philip and Harry, but is father and mother, a closeted boyfriend, the boyfriend’s folk-singing sister and their parents, and some others along the way – each are distinct.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Fischler, who portrays SAC Cliff Wheeler, has been married to actress Lauren Bowles since March 2005.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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In his posthumous memoir, The Bigger Picture, Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau recounts the moment that all changed.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Lopez).—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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City code defines that as the period of time beginning 30 minutes after dusk and ending 30 minutes prior to sunrise.—
Austin Hornbostel,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Gone is the heaviness that often defines traditional project management software.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Gatsby simply couldn’t have existed without Long Island, and the prominence of the novel’s location was noted from the day of publication, as Anne Margaret Daniel illustrates in her article on the author and his relationship with the New Yorker magazine.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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The footage illustrates the easy trust and solidarity among the various parents, who appeared to have a tacit agreement that the neighborhood more or less belonged to the kids.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the former Pentagon Papers whistleblower relates, all of us will be losers; sobering words that remain a catalyst for change.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hanke relates that it was riddled with loopholes that handed the Banco Central de la República Argentina discretionary monetary powers.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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