as in envisioned
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as in depicted
to present a picture of
the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
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as in imagined
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 described
to give a representation or account of in words
pictured the sailing ship in vivid language
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Recent Examples of pictured
Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead, Orion and its service module were pictured burning under the power of what appears to be a Centaur V — the upper stage for United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan rocket.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Prescott was not pictured in any of the 16 photos and videos posted to her social media account.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
This year's finishes include a pleasing Lavender, Sage (pictured below), Mist Blue, Black, and White.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Nor was he pictured in its photos depicting smiling agents.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
He and Melvin Walker (far-right) and David Ramsey (not pictured) were all arrested and charged with murder in the death of former Dekalb County Sheriff elect, Derwin Brown.
—Ben Smith, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Civilians were pictured next to the missile, part of which was buried in the ground.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Bill is pictured socializing with Epstein and Maxwell in the files released by the Department of Justice, and appears on the flight logs for the late financier’s private jet.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead, Orion and its service module were pictured burning under the power of what appears to be a Centaur V — the upper stage for United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan rocket.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Prescott was not pictured in any of the 16 photos and videos posted to her social media account.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
This year's finishes include a pleasing Lavender, Sage (pictured below), Mist Blue, Black, and White.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
Nor was he pictured in its photos depicting smiling agents.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
He and Melvin Walker (far-right) and David Ramsey (not pictured) were all arrested and charged with murder in the death of former Dekalb County Sheriff elect, Derwin Brown.
—Ben Smith, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Civilians were pictured next to the missile, part of which was buried in the ground.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Bill is pictured socializing with Epstein and Maxwell in the files released by the Department of Justice, and appears on the flight logs for the late financier’s private jet.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictured
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The three San Diego County bases are aware of the Inspector General’s report, and each separately told the Union-Tribune that their canine care is far better than depicted in the report.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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Robin Hood was portrayed as a fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Whale, and later fellow directors Franc Rodman, Branagh and now Gyllenhaal, imagined what might have happened if Frankenstein had completed the female monster.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Along with co-founder Kyle Chayka, now of The New Yorker, Alioto first imagined Dirt as a moment-meeting entertainment brand that brooks very little techno-pessimism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Supporters of Newsom’s proposal have described it as a fairness policy, to create a uniform system of work requirements.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The chief of the AMIA investigative unit also issued an international arrest warrant for Ali Asghar Hejazi, a senior Iranian official described as a close aide to Khamenei who so far has apparently survived the attacks on Iran’s leadership.—
Juan Melamed,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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That effort drew strong opposition from housing advocates and tenant rights groups who championed the measure’s passage in 2022, and was ultimately referred to council committees rather than advancing.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The film, a horror drama set in 1932, drew audiences to theaters from the start.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Robin Hood was portrayed as a fox, Little John was depicted as a bear, Friar Tuck as a badger, Prince John as a lion, the sheriff of Nottingham as a wolf and Maid Marian as a vixen.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Radcliffe played the titular wizard Harry Potter in the beloved franchise, while Felton portrayed Potter's nemesis Draco Malfoy.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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One Cold War era proposal known as Project Honey Badger envisioned inserting about 2,400 special operations troops into Iran using more than 100 aircraft.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The City Council initially envisioned a 31-acre development project on public land.—
Andrea Levine O’Rourke,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Georgieva sketched out some of the economic damage that may result from the Middle East crisis.—
Erica Yokoyama,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Veterinarians sketched some initial designs and then sent those to a LEGO enthusiast.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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