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 Colonial chroniclers recorded epidemics, but their descriptions cannot always identify the responsible pathogen or follow its spread through Indigenous communities. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026 Sell the position through concise job descriptions, transparent salary ranges, and highlighting small business advantages like flexibility and impact. — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 His descriptions of each are insightful, passionate, and compelling. — Terry W. Hartle, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026 With the newsroom hobbled, the British publication’s management allegedly deployed generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude to suggest headlines and write descriptions of photos for people using screen readers. — Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, The Conversation, 29 July 2026 Police didn't provide any suspect descriptions or say if any arrests have been made. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 29 July 2026 That means including language commonly found across job descriptions in your field and highlighting measurable outcomes and accomplishments. — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026 In recent years, the typical Shears song has cloaked descriptions of paranormal encounters in hardcore distortion and cartoon sound effects, fleshing out the twins’ strange world while hinting at weirder mysteries beneath the surface. — Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026 The book offers readers a closer look at how Nolan adapted Homer’s foundational Greek poem for the screen, including the film’s dialogue and scene descriptions. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 22 July 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 series’ blend of soapy melodramatics and rough-and-tumble underworld menace will be familiar to anybody who has watched Power, but Power and its spinoffs have always been confident in their only-for-adults depictions of adults-only situations.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
  • But Smith’s energy goes toward perfecting the Damon Albarn impression in its silly hook rather than galvanizing the otherwise lackluster depictions of friendship in his lyrics.
    — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Definition of depictions
Noun
  • Those types of branches offer financial literacy programs and resources to residents.
    — Chase Jordan July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Franchise types range from most any kind of niche food service to auto dealerships, upcycled clothing, hotels, private mail facilities, disaster remediation and preventative healthcare, to name a few.
    — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of types
Noun
  • The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Anticipate major developments, as the Lesnar-Femi clash is highly watched, potentially shaping future title pictures.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • That splits the danger premium into two kinds, and telling them apart is the single most useful skill in this environment.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Those near-misses inspired me to expand the mission to frozen cocktails of all kinds.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of kinds
Noun
  • Iosseliani’s poetic portraits of life on the Soviet periphery range from neorealist documentation of collective farms to playful snapshots of Tbilisi, with a light touch reminiscent of the French New Wave.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • At the time, the space was filled with tables and shelves overflowing with antiques, tchotchkes and vintage portraits from a lifetime of collecting.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • His Cedar Island Drive house is on a corner lot of sorts, which throws a bow right at I-285.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
  • Researchers often use the Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire, a 19-item survey that sorts respondents into five buckets, from definitely morning to definitely evening.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of sorts
Noun
  • The report suggests that idealized portrayals of dating on social media may be affecting confidence and expectations, in some cases as much as or more than rejection itself.
    — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Forget about military might, imperialism, and portrayals of heroic feats, though.
    — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026
Definition of portrayals
Noun
  • The festival will bring more than 170 artists onstage across four days and across multiple genres including pop, rock, hip-hop, EDM, country, K-pop and indie.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • The series premiering on Starz is, more than anything else, blandly familiar, mining all the tropes of several popular genres without finding anything distinctive in the combination.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of genres

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