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imaging

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verb

present participle of image
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as in depicting
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 reflecting
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 imaging
Noun
The sequence was captured using a TEC160FL refractor equipped with specialized hydrogen-alpha (H-alpha) solar imaging equipment, which helps reveal structures in the sun's atmosphere that would otherwise be very difficult to see. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Older imaging by the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Cassini probe don’t show any such structure. Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
Simultaneously, an Irish Air Corps C-295 aircraft will perform a similar flight, with scientists on board from the European Space Agency and Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies imaging the sun’s corona using a spare part an ESA space mission. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The man was considered at risk for an aortic dissection, based on imaging studies, and was warned against lifting weights. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for imaging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imaging
Noun
  • For me, one of the most shocking things was the data visualization screens which show ICE activity everywhere across the country.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
  • National Geographic says the project combines eyewitness testimony with data visualization tools to create an immersive storytelling experience centered on loss, resilience, survival and hope.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Also dated to the 1st century, the 10-square-meter (108-square-foot) fresco is as detailed as the mosaic, with scenes depicting a walled city, with a port entrance gate, roads, a theater and a temple.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The resolution also encourages teaching about the trade-offs that arise from depicting a spherical planet on a flat map.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Patrick Clancy, the prosecution’s first witness, spent two days on the stand describing her downward spiral despite her efforts to seek psychiatric treatment.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Maresca has also probably muddied the waters by refusing to identify a preferred holding midfielder and describing both new players in similar terms.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The first Chinese cargo ship traveling along the Northern Sea Route is set to dock in England this week, reflecting Beijing’s growing Arctic ambitions, though analysts cast doubt on the venture’s commercial feasibility.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Populist anti-immigrant parties also made major gains in the 2024 elections for the European Union parliament, reflecting their growing support across the 27-nation bloc.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Many of the new initiatives, from Talisman to Wonders, are centered on re-imagining the charms and personal storytelling Pandora is known for.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
  • This is matched by fantasy sequences imagining Musk as a character in a first-person video game, which many critics here call — and this is a technical term — pretty annoying.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Authors of literary fiction who take on the plight of the modern American male, such as Klay and Conroe, treat it as totalizing in its gravity.
    T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The head of fiction position is about to open up, but Sofia is skeptical about the chances of a non-Brit landing that spot.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • With his day-old stubble and the tough-guy bearing of someone who has spent decades portraying fearsome characters like Ray Donovan and the X-Men’s Sabretooth, Liev Schreiber doesn’t look like a man who is afraid of anything.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Television crime dramas have done their part, too, often portraying the device as an oracle for uncovering the truth when conventional methods fail.
    Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And with the aforementioned outgoings, the Uruguay international is also probably Tottenham’s best player in the air now, rendering him near-undroppable.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But the bigger issue is that Tenzing keeps its title character and his closest ally (to say nothing of all the smaller characters around them) at a reverent distance, rendering them in broad strokes rather than fine shading.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Imaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaging. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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