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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 describing
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 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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as in imagining
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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as in visualization
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Recent Examples of imaging
Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The team used genetic tools, calcium imaging and optogenetics to identify how these two gas pedal/brake hormones operate differently during REM and non-REM sleep.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For the next 25 months, the SPHEREx observatory will orbit Earth more than 11,000 times while surveying and imaging the surrounding sky.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Diagnoses aren’t included, but the EOB does list the names of lab tests, procedures or imaging from the appointment.
—Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The team used genetic tools, calcium imaging and optogenetics to identify how these two gas pedal/brake hormones operate differently during REM and non-REM sleep.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
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Top of the National Academies' Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey is a new space telescope that is capable of imaging Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For the next 25 months, the SPHEREx observatory will orbit Earth more than 11,000 times while surveying and imaging the surrounding sky.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imaging
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For last weekend’s season-opening slate of games, several Texas college football teams sported ribbons of their own, in the form of a special decal on players’ helmets depicting an outline of the state of Texas with a green bow at its center.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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The portrait museum has a dizzying array of galleries depicting everything from Old Hollywood to 17th-century Indigenous Americans.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Soliman fled to the United States in 2014 on a visitor visa and later filed a petition for asylum, describing how security forces over the years had locked him up on false charges and tortured him with electrical shocks.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The aging brick walls, high arched wooden ceiling and original decorative elements of the Renaissance-era building provided quite a contrast with speakers who were describing the latest in present and future technologies.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For the Indian market, Jain says the adaptation taps into universal themes while reflecting familiar social dynamics.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Participants were asked to spent time in their evenings reflecting on their personal goals—such as around fitness, hobbies or family time—and plan how to achieve them.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Williams Sonoma Halloween Snoopy Figural Mug celebrates the iconic character as his Flying Ace personality, imagining daring plane fights on top of his iconic red doghouse.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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The natural language processing is now based on Alexa, not Cerence's tech, and there's a cartoon visualization for the personal assistant that looks a bit like a ninja, or perhaps an alien.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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The last anniversary parade, 10 years ago, drew five African leaders, according to a data visualization shared by Neil Thomas, a fellow on Chinese politics at the Asia Society.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the film — her first since portraying opera diva Maria Callas in last year’s Maria — the Oscar winner, 50, stars as Maxine, an American film director hired to make a video for a Paris fashion event amid being diagnosed with breast cancer and navigating a divorce.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The museum's mission is to tell America's story by portraying people who shaped its history and culture.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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The temperature has to be so low that atoms emit no infrared radiation, rendering traditional thermal imaging ineffective.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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The gamble backfired, with the LDP losing seats in parliament and rendering it unable to form a majority government even with its coalition partners.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Nepal’s current bout of political unrest started in early September, when a group of young Nepalis, fed up with seeing politicians’ children posting about their designer handbags and luxury travel while most people struggle to make ends meet, organized a peaceful protest.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most of all, the United States must create the capacity for advanced recycling that is seeing investments happen mostly overseas.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Imaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaging. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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