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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
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 Cooper—who is reportedly in Paris to film a prelude to Ocean’s Eleven with Margot Robbie—was not pictured. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026 The monarch is pictured above with her first collie, Sharp; over the course of 40 years, Queen Victoria would go on to own more than 80 collies. Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 There’s no such thing as too much plaid, at least not according to creator Tamu McPherson, pictured above. Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2026 Although not pictured in the Niccolini-Cowper, the motif was a favorite of the artist’s and could be seen in several works on paper in the Met exhibition, such as the Cartoon for the Tempi Madonna, ca. Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 Tkachuk, who founded the firm in 2023, has been pictured showcasing his drones to President Vladimir Putin. CBS News, 5 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
  • Other, unredacted body camera footage depicted an encounter that lasted less than 90 seconds from when most Oakland officers arrived on scene until the moment when the man was shot.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To give the statues a human touch, Hörl depicted the composer with his favorite dog, Pimperl.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Citrini Research’s February note imagined agents lifting output per hour to rates unseen since the 1950s while employment and demand collapse.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Though this spot is situated on the Upper West Side, Gluck imagined the fictional Claremont’s being located even further north in Manhattan's various Heights.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the gun, described as small and compact, was legally registered to the boy’s grandfather.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Doctors drew Kabita’s blood to check her hemoglobin levels, then handed the results to the women.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Missing from the 62-page report — at least in the view of some longtime department observers — was any reflection about officers’ use of less-lethal weapons that left hundreds of people injured and drew strong condemnations from human rights groups.
    Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • After 40, about half are abnormal and unlikely to result in pregnancy.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There is even a brief potential window for a few tiny raindrops in the Sacramento area Wednesday, although any rain on the radar is unlikely to reach the ground.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tiffany, who had 10-times more cash on hand than either Hong or Crowley did entering August, has portrayed the race as a contest between chaos and common sense.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And like any awkward teenager, his style was portrayed as a bit chaotic and confusing throughout the film—as per Karmin’s plan.
    Dylan Muñoz, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Its removal created valuable open space in highly desirable locations, and the Greenway was envisioned as a way to reconnect the existing urban spaces.
    Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Fried, who signed an eight-year, $218 million deal with the Yankees in December 2024 after leaving the Braves, looked every bit the ace New York envisioned.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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