Thesaurus results for DESCRIPTIONS

descriptions

noun

plural of description

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a vivid representation in words of someone or something we immediately recognized the man from our cousin's description of him

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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common fixes small appliances and other things of that description

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Recent Examples of descriptions Christie’s accurate descriptions of poisons, which serve as the murder weapon in 41 of her 66 detective novels, still hold up today. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 Andreatta has disputed descriptions of the exchange as an altercation, saying the conversation ended with a handshake. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 One exchange examined in court involved a lengthy message copied from the internet that contained racial slurs and descriptions of violence against Black people. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 The framework also provides additional guidance to brands and retailers on what descriptions would not be approved. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 Simply put, job descriptions establish responsibilities, and a person’s background provides evidence as to their preparation in delivering on those responsibilities. — Dr. Jay R. Harrison, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 During that period and beyond, Hawthorne kept a series of notebooks, which scholars see as an important primary source for understanding the ideas and descriptions that informed his early writings and later novels. — Robert S. Levine, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026 Slide 1 of 15 The entries included license plate numbers, descriptions of vehicles and descriptions of law enforcement personnel Willie Herndon believed were following him, the complaint said. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026 There are visceral descriptions of the hanging of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 25 Oct. 2026

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So the ability for people to make visual depictions and reach towards cinematic success became more palpable or more accessible.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
The term has since become a shorthand for antisemitic depictions of greed and has been condemned for elevating offensive stereotypes about Jewish people.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of depictions

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Saab has not disclosed all the technical specifications of the AMB D, including its detailed detection performance against individual target types.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Like talking to other people with different perspectives, users could provide an extensive prompt to give chatbots a pretend personality that can simulate different types of people.

— Roger Beaty, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of types

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Gacy painted over a thousand pictures, many of clowns, while on death row in the 1980s and 1990s.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
To my eye, the differences between the 17 Pro and Duo in good lighting were minimal, but the Duo did capture marginally better detail in low light (see the cat pictures).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of pictures

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Deeply unsettling, this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s story details a world where birds of all kinds suddenly decide to start attacking humans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Chatbots of all kinds were known to be agreeable well before this.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of kinds

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His instantly recognizable graphic style, built on stark contrasts, bold colors and commanding portraits, has become a fixture of contemporary visual culture.

— Chad Radford, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Landseer’s portraits of Dash on his own and with Victoria’s other pets show the dog as an older, calmer animal, his eyes imbued with a depth of feeling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of portraits

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The Timberwolves were out of sorts for most of a 119-114 loss to Golden State on Wednesday, before regrouping behind their new star Ball and the two-way excellence of McDaniels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Based in El Paso, Texas, Mid-West Textile collects, sorts and grades used clothing and textiles for resale and other uses.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sorts

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Either way, that sensibility has yet to trickle down to mainstream portrayals of Zoomer romance on screen, which remain largely beholden to templates established by previous generations.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
The result is a look at the diversity of the country in contrast with official Soviet portrayals and productions from the same era.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of portrayals

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Artists from different generations and different genres, sharing one stage, for fans who were there at the beginning and kids hearing it for the first time.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
Your engagement with indie music and different genres goes back pretty far.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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