pictorialization

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Noun
  • At the time some Senate Republicans suggested returning the current district to Maryland as a way to give voters their a chance for full representation in Congress.
    Jesse Bedayn, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Chriselle Lim, a fashion entrepreneur that turned the fragrance company Phlur into a major global brand, has signed with CAA for representation.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cohen has also been working on a documentary about Leaf, as well as a tender short film called Robert and June (and all the time in the world), a dual portrait of Leaf and her husband, the photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank.
    Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • His portrait was hung up on the city’s honor board.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The third act included a portrayal of an accuser whose past settlement with the performer’s estate stipulated that he would never be dramatized, leading the film to be retooled.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Michael’s deal with Pepsi is part of that, and the film’s portrayal of the horrifying accident that befell him during the filming of a Pepsi commercial — a spark set his hair, and scalp, on fire — makes the trauma feel like an outgrowth of Joe’s karma.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Three episodes into its third season, Euphoria delivers a Cassie crashout more theatrical than the time her sister Lexi wrote an extremely unflattering depiction of Cassie into the school play.
    Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But those sequences had to be removed after producers discovered a clause in the settlement with the young accuser that barred the depiction or mention of him in film or television.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Orioles backdrop behind the two men responsible for attempting to deliver an explanation for Saturday night’s seismic firing of Alex Cora and five coaches would have been funny if the situation hadn’t been so dire.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • If Pat Riley opens that door or leaves that door open, deferring to Nick Arison on answers on Monday, then yes, further explanation would seem reasonable from the executive branch.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Pictorialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorialization. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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