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as in picture
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother
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as in illustration
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals
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as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
a sentimental visit to her childhood home to see if it still matched her mental image of the place
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a general who became for many the very image of the stoic warrior
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant
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as in to picture
to form a mental picture of
anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening
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Recent Examples of image
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjusting the system’s focus allowed the researchers to image oxygen at different retinal depths, revealing the structure and oxygen profile of multiple vascular layers – something that previous methods couldn’t achieve.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The first-look images released Monday show various characters in various scenes.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Mostly Mute Monday tells an astronomical story in images, visuals, and no more than 200 words.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
Sitting atop a 2,682-meter-tall (8,800-feet-tall) mountain in Chile, the telescope houses the world’s largest digital camera and will image the entire sky every three days.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjusting the system’s focus allowed the researchers to image oxygen at different retinal depths, revealing the structure and oxygen profile of multiple vascular layers – something that previous methods couldn’t achieve.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for image
Noun
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The big-picture story isn’t any better.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nearly six months later, though, a slightly different picture is emerging; ironically, a glance at Rotten Tomatoes — more of which later — shows that the film is now firmly rated just about Fresh with critics and audiences alike, with approval scores of 69% and 65%, respectively.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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An illustration of the grassroots mentality that drives the 41-year-old Barham came on one weekend in late August when Aquarium headlined a show in Memphis at the 400-capacity Hi-Tone on a Friday, then made the eight-hour, 550-mile drive to Waco, Texas, overnight.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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As is often the case with everything surrounding Swift’s name, the T-shirt featuring a graphic illustration of otters went viral on social media.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bank of America reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as buy Bank of America says the stocks remain favorite ideas at the firm.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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It’s not presented as an idea because of how we were raised.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Her manifestation came true in the form of 14 songs created with her music director Blue May.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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His manifestations for his sisters came to fruition.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One of her pieces, which resembles ancient Egyptian stones, depicts Vanessa Williams dancing at Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The driver in the boat crash The show depicts Paul as a black sheep of the family.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Officers described the shrapnel that dented the patrol car as being two inches by a half-inch.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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That’s how Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley described the state of the automotive industry earlier this year amid geopolitical tensions, tariffs, inflation and other disruptions.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Passmore reflects on Shakur’s life and considers how her story highlights the broader struggles and resilience of Black activists whose work is marginalized in mainstream histories.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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During a June 2025 interview with The New York Times Magazine announcing her retirement, Copeland reflected on her impact as the changing face of elite ballet.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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That said, hard to imagine Burks would be ready to play so quickly.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Then, imagine those color-changing mountains reflected in the briny water of desert salt flats, a mirage that ripples when local flamingos fly by in twos and threes.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/image. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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