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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
Parton pictured with some of her stage wigs in Los Angeles on March 10, 1980. Shima Oliaee, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Sound’s Round 2 Impresario-musician Mike Reed’s multigenre, multivenue festival, Sound & Gravity, returns for its second year with acts like Son Lux (pictured, above) and Chicago’s Jessica Risker. Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 The person seen dropping off the Acura was pictured only in grainy video and appeared to be wearing a shirt without sleeves. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 On Wednesday, Hickerson was pictured for the first time since Panettiere’s death as he was spotted leaving a Burger King in Greenville, before later being seen in a car at his family’s home. Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 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
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
  • His siblings were aghast to see [their father] Ralph depicted as the hapless poor dad in the book.
    Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Last month, a mural in Tehran’s Palestine Square depicted members of the First Family above coffins draped in American flags.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cody enlisted as a young man and paid a price none of us could have imagined.
    Vanessa Chism, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The barrel had been punctured several times and dumped far offshore, Spencer said, but whoever discarded the remains likely never imagined the reservoir’s shoreline would one day retract hundreds of feet.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The untimely death of Hayden Panettiere, a onetime child star who soared to fame while navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, came just months after the beloved actor described feeling ready to start over.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Though the war in Gaza was not a central campaign issue, Wahab has criticized Israel’s military actions in Gaza and described it as a genocide.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, footage of a skeleton prop at a winter Zac Brown Band concert drew whispers of devil worship.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Jahmai Jones drew a walk to load the bases, and Abreu was forced out at home on Andruw Monasterio's grounder.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That’s unlikely to change now, especially as China sees how unpopular the ongoing conflict has been within the US and abroad, and as Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to visit the United States next month.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • However, working part-time is unlikely to improve your eligibility for federal student loans.
    Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wuornos, a serial killer who murdered seven men in 1989 and 1990, was previously portrayed by Charlize Theron in the 2003 film Monster.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As so often, the new stadium was portrayed as a symbol of a brighter future.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The hospital is envisioned as the centerpiece of a larger health care network.
    Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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