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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
Akhibi, sitting in front of a Peak and Pace flag, pictured at a club event. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 And nobody pictured Kraft suddenly talking about them, as if Deshaun Watson suddenly took over his body. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 In the first look at the actor in character she is pictured sitting at a wooden desk with a CEO nameplate in what appears to be an airy office. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 Cobain was last pictured on the front row of the Moschino resort 2020 show in 2019, and walked a red carpet in 2018. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026 Elliot Page, Caleb Hearon, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Sherman, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker were also pictured at the demonstration on Thursday. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Although the pair walked the red carpet individually, they were pictured holding hands and posing in a sweet embrace inside the event. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026 Sometimes, what — or, in this case, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. — Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictured
Adjective
  • Connected trainers, with streaks, reminders and visualized progress, target exactly that motivational gap.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This would mark the first time Aegon I has been depicted onscreen.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Everybody knows already, one hopes, not to trust the lure of quick cash, especially as it is depicted on TV.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • His first project at the house was a film starring Demi Moore that imagined Gucci as a family business owned by a wealthy matriarch in California.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by Cuba and its changing political and cultural landscape, Chalayan imagined severe uniform-like shells washing away to expose new possibilities.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tensions had already intensified Monday when Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Islamabad described as militant hideouts.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Maduko’s behavior, as described in the report, appears to have grown increasingly aggressive in his alleged harassment of women in the CSCU system.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Recent campaign filings by the Yes on Proposition 45 campaign revealed two donations that quickly drew condemnations from Democratic leaders.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Back then, yoga and meditation, powerful and intuitive massage, herbal treatments inspired by centuries-old rituals of Balinese royalty and, of course, the mysterious local energy healers known as balian drew intrepid pre–smartphone era travelers.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
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
  • The actress portrayed Tori Scott on the final season of the teen comedy.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Fans can also enjoy special appearances from Scott Patterson, who portrayed Luke Danes, including live podcast events and photo opportunities available for an additional purchase.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Eleanor envisioned an observational film in the vein of Frederick Wiseman, and the doc is narrated by actress Diane Lane, a longtime Coppola family collaborator, who reads Eleanor’s contemporaneous diary entries from twenty years ago.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The yacht’s entire design was envisioned with the physical and mental well-being of the individual in mind.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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