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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
In mid-September, Nikon announced that the video, which was created using an advanced microscopic imaging tool, had won the 16th annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Advanced mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, combined with expert interpretation, can help identify cancers earlier, when treatment is often more effective. — Baptist Health, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
The agency is developing the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a future space mission with the goal of directly imaging Earth-like planets around nearby stars and identifying signs of life in the universe. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 How drone surveillance of animals works The main drone featured in the animal health surveillance campaign appears to be the Skydio X10 quadcopter, which carries a thermal imaging sensor capable of detecting temperature differences. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for imaging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imaging
Noun
  • The Dispatcher’s Dilemma Traditionally, passenger assistance dispatching has relied on static shift plans, two-way radios and basic visualization tools.
    — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Agents also targeted Data USA later that month trying to get visualization data about the University of Iowa.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Johnson talks about researching police work but almost entirely avoiding depicting scenes of it on the page, and also explains why the book transitions from third to first person.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Another powerful work is Steve McQueen’s 1993 film Bear, depicting two Black men wrestling.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Gilroy provided a detailed backstory for the fictional film, describing a young widow, a wealthy East Coast summer setting and a boy preparing to go to war.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In 2019, Bolsonaro co-sponsored a bill that would have ended that requirement, describing it as an obstacle to development.
    — Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In recent years, Nike has lost major athletes Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane, and Ousmane Dembélé to competitor brands, reflecting its waning dominance in the performance sportswear market.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But the numbers show that vouchers and charters schools are attracting a larger share of students each year, reflecting the popularity of school choice with Florida families.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Under the concept True Dystopic, the #LINK Vertical program brings together auteur documentary and genre cinema, using real locations in Rio de Janeiro as settings for imagining speculative futures.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe that difficulty in imagining the sport’s death, like imagining the end of capitalism, comes from living in the present.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Films today tend to err on the side of length in a way that can feel like fiction being distended.
    — Elissa Suh, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, she’s produced and/or directed numerous fiction releases, as well as memoirs by the likes of Diane Keaton and Prince Harry.
    — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Republican candidate for California governor is trying to make a scandal out of his Democratic opponent, Xavier Becerra, portraying himself as the son of Mexican immigrants.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Cruise is actually playing an actor, Curtis Markson, who in turn is portraying Digger Rockwell in a satirical play called Fossil Fools.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Officers brought Bottom down and began rendering aid before medics arrived and rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • All four of those songs all also appear on proper albums, some in superior re-recordings, rendering the compilation a little redundant.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Imaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaging. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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