imaged

past tense of image
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as in depicted
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 reflected
to reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would the burnished chrome fixtures imaged the jewelry store's glittery merchandise

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Recent Examples of imaged That impact site was imaged by South Korea's moon-orbiting Danuri spacecraft, as well as by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Cashman declined Monday to say when Judge’s rib would be imaged again. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 It was directly imaged while still embedded within the gas-and-dust disk surrounding its young star. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 In 1986 the European Space Agency’s Giotto spacecraft returned images of the comet’s nucleus, and two Soviet Union probes and two Japanese spacecraft also imaged the comet that year. Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 May 2026 Hubble first imaged this cosmic phenomenon in 1997 and revisited it with an improved camera. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 The effectiveness of the coronagraph will determine just how close to the star an object can be imaged. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
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  • There had been a portrait that may have depicted the real-life Billy, and it could have been used, but Ondaatje was advised by his poet friend bpNichol to leave the space blank.
    Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This may be overstated, but Scarlett Johansson, then residing in the country, won a 2014 decision in French court against a French author who, in a novel, depicted a Johansson doppelganger as carrying out multiple affairs.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Other negotiators described him as highly competent with a command of the details.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Well, Newcastle United’s new head coach Matthias Jaissle has been described as exactly that by the club’s chief executive David Hopkinson.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • This exciting university city emanates a vibrant, youthful energy that’s reflected in its abundance of top-notch restaurants, cafés, and bars.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The fist pumps in front of the Holmesdale Road end after victories reflected his willingness to fight for the team and leave everything on the pitch.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Nidhi imagined the baby crawling around in her mother’s body, desperately seeking the uterus, and, failing to find it in its proper place, quietly shrivelling up and dying.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That sentiment inspires Sony Vizha – a celebration of Tamil culture, deeply rooted in emotion and imagined for a wider world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
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  • The 1989 movie portrayed this area as quaint and quiet where practicality and a handshake replace braggadocio.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Overnight, Steve Eisman, the investor portrayed in The Big Short, told CNBC that a key risk worth watching is that tech giants' AI revenue is overly dependent on a small number of clients.
    , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • The country had not elected a Black president or even envisioned a Black first lady.
    Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • From the outset, Schoenbrun asked the designers to look to old moviemaking tricks for inspiration to make the landscapes at the Camp Miasma set as dreamy and immersive as the director envisioned.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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  • Tyrone Noling, who was convicted in 1996 of murdering an elderly couple and has maintained his innocence, is pictured June 15, 2005, in Mansfield, Ohio.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The latter includes the new Ethereal Blue, plus the striking option of a graduated finish that shifts from black at the rear to one of three colors – blue, violet and gunmetal – at the front, as pictured above.
    Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Imaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaged. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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