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adjective

as in envisioned

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2 of 2

verb

past tense of picture
1
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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2
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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3
as in described
to give a representation or account of in words pictured the sailing ship in vivid language

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4
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
Tyrone Noling, who was convicted in 1996 of murdering an elderly couple and has maintained his innocence, is pictured June 15, 2005, in Mansfield, Ohio. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The latter includes the new Ethereal Blue, plus the striking option of a graduated finish that shifts from black at the rear to one of three colors – blue, violet and gunmetal – at the front, as pictured above. — Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In a recent Instagram post, she was pictured taking her two daughters back to school with her ex Iman Shumpert. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026 California Cruise could also be just a simple sleeper van with a regular folding bed and the table and chair set pictured, no kitchen equipment, fancy inflatables or pop-up roof. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 Berner was also pictured in a montage Williamson shared of last year’s birthday festivities in August 2025. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 The Olsen twins were pictured with the larger cast, including Bure but without Loughlin amid the college admission scandal fallout, at Saget's funeral. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Instead, his platform takes not-so-subtle digs at the populist often pictured with a pint of beer. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 In posts on the Ballet Ensemble of Texas' Facebook account, Clower is pictured leading a group of young dancers on a multicountry trip around Europe in June and July of this year. — Ava Berger, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictured
  1. envisaged
  2. depicted
  3. imagined
  4. described
  5. drew
  6. unlikely
  7. portrayed
  8. envisioned
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
Definition of envisaged
Verb
  • There had been a portrait that may have depicted the real-life Billy, and it could have been used, but Ondaatje was advised by his poet friend bpNichol to leave the space blank.
    — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This may be overstated, but Scarlett Johansson, then residing in the country, won a 2014 decision in French court against a French author who, in a novel, depicted a Johansson doppelganger as carrying out multiple affairs.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of depicted
Verb
  • Nidhi imagined the baby crawling around in her mother’s body, desperately seeking the uterus, and, failing to find it in its proper place, quietly shrivelling up and dying.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That sentiment inspires Sony Vizha – a celebration of Tamil culture, deeply rooted in emotion and imagined for a wider world.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • Other negotiators described him as highly competent with a command of the details.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Well, Newcastle United’s new head coach Matthias Jaissle has been described as exactly that by the club’s chief executive David Hopkinson.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of described
Verb
  • The Athletics took an early lead as Zack Gelof drew a first-inning walk, and Jonah Heim drew another to load the bases.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But for other council members, the distinction speakers drew between synthetic and non-synthetic kratom products merited more information before making a final decision.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of drew
Adjective
  • Tottenham Hotspur’s Lucas Bergvall has also featured during discussions, but Newcastle baulked at the asking price and a move for the 20-year-old seems unlikely.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Simon Baughen, Professor of Shipping Law at Swansea University, said the path toward claiming Hormuz as a US territory was unlikely to come to fruition.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlikely
Verb
  • The 1989 movie portrayed this area as quaint and quiet where practicality and a handshake replace braggadocio.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Overnight, Steve Eisman, the investor portrayed in The Big Short, told CNBC that a key risk worth watching is that tech giants' AI revenue is overly dependent on a small number of clients.
    — , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrayed
Verb
  • The country had not elected a Black president or even envisioned a Black first lady.
    — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • From the outset, Schoenbrun asked the designers to look to old moviemaking tricks for inspiration to make the landscapes at the Camp Miasma set as dreamy and immersive as the director envisioned.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisioned

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