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limn

verb

ˈlim

Definition of limn

as in to describe

to give a representation or account of in words he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it

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Recent Examples of limn Nuclear rhetoric and threats have limned the almost three and a half years of full-scale war in Ukraine. — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 Throughout nearly three years of war, the lightning development of drones—and the counter-drone technology to beat each new advancement—has limned the conflict in Ukraine. — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025 The soft sunlight illuminates sturdy wood pews, limning swaying worshipers in white gold. — Aj Willingham, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023 Nonetheless, Democrats want to be perceived as favoring virtually universal suffrage, and to limn their conservative and Republican opposition as favoring vote suppression. — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020 See All Example Sentences for limn

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Woodward described the initiative as part of the DOJ’s broader public safety mission.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Advertisement Article continues below this ad The report describes what sellers are asking for homes currently listed, not the prices that buyers are ultimately paying at close.

— Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

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Some disease models depict amyloid accumulation as downstream of failures in the cellular machinery that processes and recycles proteins.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The small-boat crossings have been depicted as a crisis by politicians including Nigel Farage of the hard-right party Reform UK, and have been used as a rallying point by anti-immigration activists.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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Beckman portrayed the first lady's work on the ceasefire as an extension of her efforts to help reunite Russian and Ukrainian children with their families after they were separated by Russia's war against Ukraine.

— BEN FINLEY, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Pundits continue to portray the Taiwan Strait as the world’s most dangerous flashpoint; the summit’s agenda suggested otherwise.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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