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
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  • Other negotiators described him as highly competent with a command of the details.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Well, Newcastle United’s new head coach Matthias Jaissle has been described as exactly that by the club’s chief executive David Hopkinson.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of described
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  • Other, unredacted body camera footage depicted an encounter that lasted less than 90 seconds from when most Oakland officers arrived on scene until the moment when the man was shot.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To give the statues a human touch, Hörl depicted the composer with his favorite dog, Pimperl.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of depicted
Verb
  • The 1989 movie portrayed this area as quaint and quiet where practicality and a handshake replace braggadocio.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Overnight, Steve Eisman, the investor portrayed in The Big Short, told CNBC that a key risk worth watching is that tech giants' AI revenue is overly dependent on a small number of clients.
    — , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrayed

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