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pictorializing

verb

present participle of pictorialize

as in illustrating

to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration N.C. Wyeth is remembered for vividly pictorializing a number of classic works of literature

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Two celebrities wore different yet equally striking iterations this week, illustrating just how much the model has evolved.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
Seven other countries also participated, illustrating the exercise’s growing multinational dimension.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

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