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as in portrait
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
using only watercolors, she produced a strikingly lifelike picture of her mother
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
the actor's latest picture is another thriller
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as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the young teen is the very picture of her mother
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as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind
I think I get the picture: you want me to leave
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as in film
pictures plural
the art or business of making a movie
hoping for a career in pictures
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
pictured the sailing ship in vivid language
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Recent Examples of picture
Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Peter offers her not only logic — a picture in which all the parts, however gruesome, fit together — but salvation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The couple, who announced their engagement last fall, stepped out for a rare date night and were pictured enjoying the show in matching Ralph Lauren suits.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
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The Producers Guild Awards are considered one of the most reliable bellwethers in the Oscar race because their preferential ballot closely mirrors the academy’s best picture voting system.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Peter offers her not only logic — a picture in which all the parts, however gruesome, fit together — but salvation.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
People often picture intelligence as mental efficiency.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The couple, who announced their engagement last fall, stepped out for a rare date night and were pictured enjoying the show in matching Ralph Lauren suits.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture
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Thank you for this role, thank you for believing in me, thank you for this portrait, for your mind, for your worldview.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The new portrait shows the president with his fists on the Resolute Desk, staring directly into the camera.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2014, the actress won another SAG Award for outstanding performance by a female actor for playing attorney Linda Kenney Baden opposite Al Pacino in David Mamet's 2013 TV movie Phil Spector.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The topic description lists employment and also states board members will vote on the matter.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, authorities plugged a description of the Nissan into a system run by Flock Safety that can read license plates and identify other vehicle details, then match sightings of the same car, including with different tags.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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The situation is not all that different from that along the Mississippi, Missouri or Tennessee rivers, where a series of dams controls water flow.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Doug Hendrickson posted on social media Thursday to explain his situation with Williams.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The size can easily be adjusted by simply moving the projector closer to or farther away from the surface upon which the image is projected.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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This structure can diffract light and degrade image quality.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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And shared these thoughts with my friend Golan Haji, the Syrian Kurdish writer in Arabic who lives in France, and whose mother had recently died in Qamishli.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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The film, and Jordan's dual performance, are major players in this year's awards race.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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This month, a film adaptation directed by Kristen Stewart and starring Imogen Poots hits theaters nationwide.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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One photo depicted two black matte alligator Hermès Birkins, which retail for around $100,000 resale.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
15 Jan. 2026
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The book's cover, which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal, features the iconic moment captured in Marilyn in White — but as a lenticular image, the photo actually shifts to depict the whimsical movement of Monroe's dress.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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