limned

past tense of limn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of limned 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
Verb
  • Those sentiments likely described how everyone inside the locker room felt after the loss.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • As professor Paolo Quattrone has described, the Dean sits at one end beneath a towering Gothic window.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her death is depicted in a scene in the Netflix series.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the files reportedly depicted bestiality.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Both deaths are portrayed in the show.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery To ring in the spooky season, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery hosts an array of special events, including a murder mystery bash and evenings with Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe (who are portrayed by local storytellers).
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Limned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limned. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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