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limns

verb

present tense third-person singular of limn

as in describes

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 limns The anxiety is rooted in the mundane rather than the arch and limns how such mental strife makes others illegible to you. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 By contrast, Borghi limns a figure of comingled sensuality, threat and eventual poignance, without ever appearing to reach for effect. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025

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Moore describes her apprenticeship as both exciting and exhausting.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
El-Sayed describes himself as a capitalist and is not endorsed by the Democratic Socialists, but shares a similar policy platform to many of their candidates, such as abolishing ICE.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

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The actor remains tight-lipped about season four, except revealing that Bradley Whitford, who portrays Grace’s husband, first gentleman Todd, has a bigger role as expected.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
Motoki portrays Murashige as curiously recessive — someone who has laid waste to myriad foes and has now lost his taste for bloodshed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

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Through his characters’ exploits, Ellis depicts two LAs—the teenage universe of mall food courts, movie theaters, and arcades, and the power lunch spots that underscore their precociousness.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Yoon drew extensively on these themes in his earlier works—most recently in the novel Run Me to Earth and the Story Prize–winning collection The Hive and the Honey—and his oeuvre depicts war’s psychological and material calamities.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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