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pictured

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verb

past tense of picture
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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 drew
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils

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Recent Examples of pictured
Verb
Though it's pictured unfurnished, Mini Domy does say that it can be outfitted with a proper bed and a kitchenette. New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026 The idea had come up even before the death of Parton (pictured above at London’s Heathrow Airport in 1977). Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 More than 600 creatures are pictured, including horses, bison, deer, and aurochs, making the Lascaux caves one of the most concentrated showcases of cave art in existence. Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 10, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026 The car headed to auction was donated to Reach Out Worldwide by Toyota‘s North American division and is the final example of the exclusive GR Supra Final Edition variant (pictured below) that the automaker unveiled in late 2024. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026 But many gynecologic oncologists say the conversation is worth having early — not after a patient has already pictured chemotherapy as the finish line. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 9 Sep. 2026 In a touching moment, Queen Sonja was pictured having a solitary moment of reflection in front of her husband’s coffin. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 But Shaffer was unable to remember many of the individuals pictured, forcing the team to seek out others who could help, Reed said. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026 The drummer was also pictured signing Nijmegen’s Book of the City, a register of notable figures including Bruce Springsteen and King Willem-Alexander. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictured
Adjective
  • She is also equipped with an Energy Storage System designed to manage onboard energy flows based on envisaged operations, capable of peak shaving and silent operation at anchor, contributing to a substantial reduction in fuel usage.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Some kids depicted in CSAM ads could not be matched, but ads overwhelmingly depicted preteen girls, TTP reported.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Rome’s cultural superintendent, Claudio Parisi Presicce, said the grandeur of the port city as depicted in the fresco, with buildings, a theater and temple, public piazzas and towers, was particularly well conserved.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Few could have imagined then, just how far women’s boxing would travel, carried high on Taylor’s shoulders, over the next 17 years.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The conceit — Monroe imagined at the century mark, walking into an audition and finally allowed to speak her mind — arrived nearly whole.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The modern American Dream is best described as a private bunker where the outside world arrives entirely in a cardboard box or a fiber-optic cable.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Strahan described the chaos in New York City amid the rescue efforts and the accompanying bomb threats and noted that the Giants could still see smoke from the twin towers from the team’s practice fields.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Seattle drew seven or more penalties only five times during the 2025 regular season.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • According to an arrest affidavit filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, during the argument, Zion Mitchell, 21, a National Guard member from Georgia, drew his service revolver and pointed it at another soldier.
    Ava Berger, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Chris Douglas, a professor of economics at the University of Michigan-Flint, called it unlikely that stick prices will go up 50% across the board, noting Canada's modest market share, but wonders what will happen if demand increases.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That was portrayed in some quarters as a mass exodus, one that would inevitably lead to the remainder of Newcastle’s best players departing as well — if not during the window just gone, then next summer.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Beatty portrayed River—the kindhearted fiancée of one of the siblings—until the play closed in June 2024.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Browns always envisioned defensive tackle Maliek Collins being activated from the physically unable to perform list in time to ramp up for the opener, and Collins is on schedule.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Spearheaded by the family’s patriarch, a civil engineer who spent five years meticulously guiding its development, it was envisioned as a place with soul, which is inspired by the family’s summers growing up on the island.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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