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 There are certain words in film descriptions that can produce hives in reviewers. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 The investment firm’s poll also showed that consumers have noted an improvement in Etsy’s product listings and descriptions, which should make product discovery easier and promote more sales on the platform. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 This is where past descriptions of yourself stop resonating, and new ones begin to take shape. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Those descriptions offer at least some clues about the technologies involved. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Product titles and descriptions carry the highest statistical weight when an LLM builds its knowledge base of your brand. — Narendra Lakshmana Gowda, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 In the days that followed, the news footage and descriptions of the devastation were haunting and omnipresent. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Even among experts, descriptions of the Langlands program sound nothing alike. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 The descriptions of places are often little more than short, functional passages intended to convey generic information. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

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But unlike the Peter Farrelly film, By Any Means — which was directed by Elegance Bratton and written by Sascha Penn — isn’t interested in cloying depictions of interracial high jinks and bonding.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
The Museum of Modern Art rejected her films because of their depictions of lesbian lovemaking, Hammer claimed in an archival recording included by O’Connor.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of depictions

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Skin disease — there are more than 3,000 types — is among the most common health condition in the world and affects more than two billion people.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Its integration with the F-35I will expand the aircraft types that can carry the munition.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of types

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Cuoco also added a few mirror selfies of her baby belly, as well as pictures from throughout her pregnancy so far.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Nine deaths bring nine funerals and the front pages of the two local newspapers, the Middlesbrough Gazette and the Northern Echo, both carry pictures of the previous day’s ceremony for PC Matthew Blades in nearby Hartlepool.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

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Cinematic pretense and the kinds political leaders and media personalities use to sell ideas are often one and the same.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Opponents such as Alcaraz — even if the Spaniard is just coming back from a long absence due to a wrist injury — were the kinds causing Shelton problems.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of kinds

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Max was known for his portraits of figures in rock music and politics — everyone from the Beatles to Barack Obama to Taylor Swift.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Styled by de Rakoff in collaboration with each woman, the portraits feature pieces from Lafayette 148’s fall 2026 collection, selected to reflect each subject’s personality, style and the demands of her day.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of portraits

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Both portrayals belong to a media era in which access was scarce and securing coverage sat at the center of the job.

— Julia Ruttner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Their portrayals, mixing ferocious strength with stark vulnerability, make the tragedy’s pileup of bodies at the end all the more piercing.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of portrayals

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That’s a big reason why both genres are booming right now, long after they were pronounced dead by the experts.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Alongside programming devoted to traditional genres like pin peat (a form of court music) and mohori (a type of folk ensemble music), the popular channel Cambodia Television Network aired covers of oldies for hours each day.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2026

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