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plural of image
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verb

present tense third-person singular of image
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as in depicts
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 reflects
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 images
Noun
The hard drive alone contained nearly 500 gigabytes of files and thousands of explicit videos and images of children, including one roughly nine-minute video of a toddler performing oral sex on a grown man, court documents show. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 The images her sister captured after the strike show the trajectory of the projectile, which ripped through floor after floor, and left a gaping hole covered in a thick layer of white dust. Ava Bambuck, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Scientists have captured images of the sun's surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade. CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 View gallery - 3 images At a recent doctor's appointment, I was asked to consent to an artificial intelligence assistant listening to my consultation. New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026 These images were captured on June 19 and 20, 2026, or the 4,930th and 4,931st Martian days of Curiosity's mission. Brett Tingley, Space.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Check out images from the launches for Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, New Glenn, Vulcan, Atlas V and the Space Launch System rockets. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 In 2026, a surge of legal disputes arose from the unauthorized use of individuals' images, voices, and creative works. Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 During the five-day preliminary hearing, prosecutors displayed gruesome crime scene images of Hernandez’s remains and produced hundreds of text messages between Burke and Hernandez that provided an in-depth look at their relationship. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Verb
While the permits from that project do not reference the fence or driveway, Google Earth images from February 2019 appear to show both improvements already in place months before Martinez purchased the home. Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Slow-motion replays and still images distort the offending player’s actions, with innocuous tackles looking more serious. Tom Bogert, New York Times, 2 July 2026 On the other hand, a full-body scan images the whole body in one session rather than a specific area. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Once you are done daydreaming about reality TV contestants rocking out on a keytar, search for more clues in the season 28 Big Brother house images below. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 And while the device shoots only low-resolution, B&W still images, when combined with audio-capture and Bluetooth connection to the internet for third-party facial recognition, the threat to privacy is obvious and massive. New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026 And Israel has also imposed strict rules about what images citizens and journalists can and can't post online. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026 Utilizing techniques adapted from filmmaking and aesthetics that put a surreal spin on Old Hollywood glamour, Alex Prager’s work blends still images and moving ones. Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026 Thinking about the college football scouting process, images conjure up of wily old coaches traveling across the country to get cozy with potential recruits, eating the family’s best spread for dinner while trying to sell their program. Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for images
Noun
  • Instead, Shemica, Luis and Immanuel’s pictures are on display on the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department’s cold case website.
    Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026
  • An Intensity Slider – a simple sliding bar adjustment for controlling the depth, vibrancy, brightness and contrast of the TV’s pictures to compensate for viewing angles, onscreen reflections and simply different viewing tastes.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In short websites for the book in English and Spanish, website designer Mavila Trujillo used illustrations, video, photos and audio recordings with short text to make some of that conviviality more visible.
    Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this summer, designer Silvia Tcherassi teamed up with the iconic Grand Hotel Quisisana in Capri for a new collection complete with illustrations paying homage to some of the property’s most recognizable spaces.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • If emotions swell midday, step outside and breathe until thoughts settle again.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Bill, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts today on so many different topics.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Evolutionary biologist Rowan Hooper’s exploration of the many manifestations of symbiotic collaboration.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In Salento, each town nestled into a shallow valley or slim rise has its own dialectal name for the almond in its varied manifestations—as tree, as fruit, as orchard.
    Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Through his characters’ exploits, Ellis depicts two LAs—the teenage universe of mall food courts, movie theaters, and arcades, and the power lunch spots that underscore their precociousness.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 July 2026
  • Yoon drew extensively on these themes in his earlier works—most recently in the novel Run Me to Earth and the Story Prize–winning collection The Hive and the Honey—and his oeuvre depicts war’s psychological and material calamities.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Moore describes her apprenticeship as both exciting and exhausting.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed describes himself as a capitalist and is not endorsed by the Democratic Socialists, but shares a similar policy platform to many of their candidates, such as abolishing ICE.
    Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This involves aligning the primary and secondary mirrors so light reflects properly to the eyepiece.
    Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The panoramic window becomes a living painting, especially at sunset when golden light reflects off the walls.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Gulzar imagines Toba Tek Singh still standing on his swollen feet at the Wagah-Attari border.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Much of the public conversation about wildfire still imagines forests as oversized campfires.
    Phil De Luna, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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