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 But there’s a hopeful note buried under the harrowing descriptions. — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 The documents also included physical descriptions of the accused. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 In several descriptions of these amateur events, including some of his own, Hemingway sounds less like a matador than a rodeo clown. — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026 One of its programs, known as Tom’s House, offered children food, clothing, education, health care and religious instruction, according to descriptions of the ministry’s website included in the affidavit. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 These perks require subscriptions, with video descriptions only available in the US, Canada, and the UK. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 But their subjective descriptions were a little more informative. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Inside you’ll find an eye-popping array of full-color photography and sharp descriptions for hundreds of artworks, all hand-picked by Lucas and Hobson. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The organization brings awareness to how disability is portrayed in film while also making movies more accessible by adding content warnings, captions and audio descriptions. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

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Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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

Noun

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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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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Hemsworth’s work has always spanned genres—just look at his omnivorous DJ sets—but Numbskull positions him as a more traditional songwriter, underscored by the album’s personal, earnest tone.

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
The list of household names who have recorded at Conway Recording Studios spans generations and genres.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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