limned

verb

past tense of limn
as in described
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 limned Tubman is all but indecipherable, roughly limned with white paint and covered by red, black, and yellow smudges and drips. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limned
  1. described
  2. depicted
  3. portrayed
Verb
  • Anton, whose gaze at the couple can only be described as wistful.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Samba was born at the sanctuary Samba was born at Project Survival Cat Haven and lived there with her sister, Rose, according to Anderson, who described her as an unusually sweet animal with an exceptionally friendly personality.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of described
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  • His siblings were aghast to see [their father] Ralph depicted as the hapless poor dad in the book.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, a mural in Tehran’s Palestine Square depicted members of the First Family above coffins draped in American flags.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of depicted
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  • The two teenagers spend a summer at an alpine dairy farm in Austria, helping Tomy’s uncle, portrayed by Hannes Perkmann, with the milking and exploring the outdoors.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Love portrayed himself on Instagram as a 49ers wide receiver who went undrafted but worked his way onto the roster.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrayed

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“Limned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limned. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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