pictorialization

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Noun
  • Last time, no kiosks were installed in La Jolla, while inland transit communities like City Heights advocated for better representation.
    Harry Bubbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The literal representation is, here, a risk that pays off.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Carly will modify her design according to the needs of future exhibitions, which include shows with Karen Kilimnik and Joseph Geagan; the latter’s will incorporate portraits of members of the Vegas scene, Carly among them.
    Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Through simple text and brilliant animal illustrations reminiscent of Eric Carle’s finest, Caldecott honoree Christian Robinson presents a lovely and nuanced portrait of dads across the animal kingdom, from lions to seahorses to humans.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Your portrayal of Naema’s ambivalence, her pride, her shame at being unable to use her medical degree and skills in this new country, her anger at Jimmy and also her appreciation of his saving her life, and her son and mother-in-law, is masterful.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Dolph Lundgren first brought the comic book character to life on screen in a 1989 movie, followed by Thomas Jane and Ray Stevenson in two standalone 2000s movies, but Jon Bernthal has had the most popular portrayal.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • At a time of intensifying divisions at home, a depiction of Ecuador could offer an Edenic, new-world landscape free from the partisanship tainting Church’s New England landscapes.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Sanchez-Bezos seems to have wanted to send a message through her own look for the night — a Schiaparelli gown riffing off of the John Singer Sargent portrait of Madame X, a depiction of a socialite that caused its own scandalous reception.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Slavery is an appropriate explanation for the Civil War; God’s will is not.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Armed men abducted former Malian minister Mountaga Tall from his home without explanation or arrest warrant, his family said.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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“Pictorialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorialization. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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