limns

present tense third-person singular of limn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for limns
Verb
  • As Mark describes his strategies, his reflections quickly outleap the specifics of the sport and take on a philosophical dimension.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Yep, that describes the Giants for most of the summer, all right.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the series, Galligan portrays Lady Olivia Hedges-White, a real-life aristocrat from a once-prominent family.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • DiCaprio portrays the character as someone who is both actively trying to be progressive but also frustrated by his limitations.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The song was released with the video, an ode to pastels that depicts the changing of the guard from one album to the next with a snake turning into a cluster of butterflies.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The celestial dial depicts the starry sky and Milky Way in warm, volcanic tones, rather than cool, blue hues.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Limns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limns. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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