1
as in depicting
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 telling
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 characterizing
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 describing
Mamdani has also been criticized for describing himself as a Democratic Socialist and pushing for government run grocery stores and free buses.
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Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Court records obtained by KOCO include several emotional victim impact statements describing lasting fear and trauma.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The photos show her in the ballet studio and are overlaid with text describing how her body has changed since giving birth.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Roberts Giuffre died by suicide in April, months before the publication of her book describing years of abuse.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Early last month, text messages from 2022 show Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general and a former member of the Virginia legislature, describing hypothetical violence against a political opponent.
—Jahd Khalil, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Meller provided a concrete example of AI’s democratizing potential, describing how a scene that would have cost half his film’s budget and taken weeks with traditional effects was roughed out in five minutes using Kling AI.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Three Air Force employees are dead in what Ohio officials are describing as a double murder-suicide.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Disinterested is too strong a word to use in describing the Bills over their past few games, but let’s see this team play with some juice.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Court records obtained by KOCO include several emotional victim impact statements describing lasting fear and trauma.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The photos show her in the ballet studio and are overlaid with text describing how her body has changed since giving birth.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Roberts Giuffre died by suicide in April, months before the publication of her book describing years of abuse.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Early last month, text messages from 2022 show Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general and a former member of the Virginia legislature, describing hypothetical violence against a political opponent.
—Jahd Khalil, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
Meller provided a concrete example of AI’s democratizing potential, describing how a scene that would have cost half his film’s budget and taken weeks with traditional effects was roughed out in five minutes using Kling AI.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Three Air Force employees are dead in what Ohio officials are describing as a double murder-suicide.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Disinterested is too strong a word to use in describing the Bills over their past few games, but let’s see this team play with some juice.
—Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for describing
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In a truly enormous space, over 100,000 square feet, that was once a Lord & Taylor department store, you are greeted with giant murals depicting Netflix shows on all sides.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Fantasy River is primarily blue, depicting a river and its banks filled with foliage as petals appear to fall from the sky.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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There is no telling how long the restrictions might last or how much worse delays will get as Congress remains at a logjam.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Beatty emphasizes that the key to creating the show was telling a clear story in a short format.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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But Rodriguez and Patacsil expressed skepticism about how other members were characterizing that advice.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, condemned the protest, characterizing it as an attempt to obstruct law enforcement operations.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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His political heirs have also tried to redeem his image in the last decade, portraying him instead as a strong leader who brought stability to the country.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Angels counsel has attempted to discredit these former employees, portraying them as bitter because of their dismissals from the club.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Zwerner testified during the trial, which began in late October, recounting the moment she was shot.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Food Network star Tobias Dorzon is recounting the night he was shot 11 times during an armed robbery.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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If certified, the Johnson case could establish a significant precedent in defining the Education Department’s obligations under the FCRA.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Receiving a Michelin star can elevate a restaurant’s reputation globally and is often seen as a career-defining achievement for chefs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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Tagliabue had insisted he be directly involved in all labor negotiations, basically rendering useless the Management Council of club executives that had handled such duties for nearly two decades.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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George Miller spent 40 years building the Mad Max universe, but holds little fear for technology that can recreate a version of his dystopian dust bowl within seconds of rendering a text prompt.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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On expedition, the hunter who joined me on polar bear watch was relating a story from his grandfather who told him the telling sign of narwhal appearance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Describing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/describing. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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