descriptions

noun

plural of description
1
as in depictions
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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as in types
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 Another executive said companies also get around export controls by altering product descriptions on government paperwork. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 According to character descriptions provided by the streamer, Mantzoukas plays Lambros, a local store owner and occasional looter of the treasures unearthed at the dig site. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 The graphic descriptions of internal brain trauma overwhelmed the jury box, prompting the judge to call a recess Friday. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Nine dedicated generators cover blog posts, emails, social media, video scripts, storytelling, and product descriptions. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 The council also approved job descriptions for the new positions Wednesday. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Bread & Butter’s title track is the only time when things decamp to the treacly, mostly because of how Cartunez’s syrupy beat drowns out Droog’s hazy memories of 9/11 and descriptions of a side chick who looks like Ronnie from The Player’s Club. — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 OpenAI also did not include full prompts or run-time details for how their agents uncovered the proofs, and officials admitted in a blog post about the results that citations and written descriptions of findings could be improved in future releases. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 Amazon is also introducing a new feature to Kids Plus called Storybuilder that uses AI to generate picture books and comics from descriptions of characters, worlds, and plot twists provided by kids. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descriptions
  1. depictions
  2. types
  3. pictures
  4. kinds
  5. portraits
  6. sorts
  7. portrayals
  8. genres
Noun
  • The 1997 Disney movie Hercules mixed Roman and Greek names, helping propagate this and other inaccuracies (not uncommon in Hollywood’s depictions of ancient Greece).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Vice City is the fictional version of Miami, and the game includes real-life depictions of Ocean Drive, Brickell Avenue, Wynwood and more.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of depictions
Noun
  • The Justice Department has charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are said to have voted as noncitizens.
    — SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Although lung cancer is generally considered a disease among people who are older, lung adenocarcinoma is more likely to occur in younger people than other types of lung cancer.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of types
Noun
  • Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The men appear to have developed a close relationship and often share pictures together on their socials, including posing together at the 2021 Los Angeles premiere of the Peter Jackson’s Beatles miniseries Get Back (see above).
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Avoid giving younger children hard candies such as Jolly Ranchers or other kinds that can’t be chewed easily.
    — Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • At The Baobab House one recent afternoon, entrepreneurs, aid workers, and artists of all kinds are mingling in Arabic and English.
    — Patricia Huon, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of kinds
Noun
  • Inspired by archival photographs of alpine pioneer and early Moncler collaborator Lionel Terray, each is captured in bold portraits wearing reimagined versions of signature Moncler outerwear and accessories.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Then, Nourry sculpted their portraits using her free interpretations.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • Sarah sorts and starts the laundry in the building’s basement laundry room.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026
  • However, Matsson has released Just Beyond Endless Mountain, a return of many sorts.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sorts
Noun
  • Lev also added that some online portrayals of rage retreats miss the work that happens beyond the screaming.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • During an interview with writer Tina Brown (below), Charles Spencer responded to one of the journalist’s questions about fictional portrayals of his late sister, the Princess of Wales, who famously died in 1997 at age 36 amid a high-speed car crash.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of portrayals
Noun
  • Hottest genres in Spain As in the rest of the world, dramas – across a wide spectrum of crime, suspense and fantasy to family drama – proved the hottest genre, weighing in as half the premieres during that period (15 titles).
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Almost having all the genres in the same show with the same character is so unusual.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of genres

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