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pictures 1 of 2

noun

plural of picture

as in film

the art or business of making a movie hoping for a career in pictures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of picture

as in depicts

to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

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as in imagines

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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as in describes

to give a representation or account of in words pictured the sailing ship in vivid language

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as in sketches

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 pictures

Noun

The training session ended with players signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. — Zuri Primos july 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 There were also pictures circulated of Wells at a pool party, which was rumored to be the last place he was seen on July 4, but in fact had been taken the weekend before his disappearance, as Rolling Stone reported. — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026 Victoria shared a series of pictures of the encounter on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, July 15. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Locals are sharing pictures of him, and creating art inspired by him. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026 Most are from very nice people responding to my column or sending me pictures and videos of cool dogs. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 Recently released pictures show his coffin next arriving in Karbala, surrounded by masses of people. — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026 Reporters staked out the property and snapped pictures of arrivals. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026 Joining some teenagers playing ball at a court off Backus Lane, Sandler stayed for a quick game and then posed for pictures with the group. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Verb

Petrarch pictures the ghosts of Homer and Ennius together, and Homer’s ghost points out to Ennius a solitary figure, Francescus, working on a great epic poem, Africa. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 And Trey pictures his dad still in the third base coach’s box for the Dodgers. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The Breadwinner star pictures the destination as the culmination of his career, according to a Wall Street Journal profile published on May 15. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Miss Manners pictures your guests, looking forward to a pleasant evening with you, being confronted with your suggestions. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026 After all, no one pictures a futuristic city cloaked in exhaust fumes. — Alex Hewitt, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026 Tuffin will produce the Inspector Brant pictures through Strong Island. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025 The approach to the childhood flashbacks came from how Springsteen pictures his past. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025 Strachan pictures the multi-colored gemstones (less summer, more fall) complementing collarless coats, cashmere crewneck sweaters, and white button-up shirts. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictures

Noun

If Quentin Tarantino remains committed to retiring from filmmaking after his 10th feature film, then whatever movie the Oscar winner decides to make next will be his swan song from the big screen.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 July 2026
Adidas reportedly spent $67 million on its hero film, Backyard Legends, while Nike also splashed heavily on talent — Kim Kardashian, Kylian Mbappé, Central Cee, and LeBron James, among others — for its competing short, Rip the Script.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026

Definition of film

Verb

Like Blair, Zhang often depicts pets within a cameo frame as a gesture of old-fashioned memorializing.

— Felicia Feaster, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Though the mural, which depicts a man in a headdress holding a spear, had been removed for conservation in 2004, the team relied on advanced imaging techniques to reconstruct both the work and its surrounding architecture.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of depicts

Verb

That’s certainly the case in the epic poem The Odyssey, which imagines a push and pull between Athena and her uncle Poseidon over the fate of Odysseus.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
One imagines Naipaul returning from Jonestown and San Francisco, shaping despair into limber, unforgettable sentences, approaching the absolute terror and humanity of his moment—and none of it mattered.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Definition of imagines

Verb

Menelaus describes how the men, stacked on top of each other amid stiflingly hot conditions, also had to urinate and defecate on one another.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
In the interview, Artem describes the planning and execution of the assault, while the accompanying video features footage of the operation.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of describes

Verb

Architect sketches from the developer call the hotel Sam Furr Road Inn, but the proposal would be called Cornelius Inn, town officials said.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
The proposal also sketches out room for rooftop amenities consisting of a garden and gathering areas.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of sketches

Noun

In the back unit, a movie played from a projector upstairs; paintings lined the wall, all telling the story of the Miami locals used to know.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Across the press tour so far, Zendaya, stylist Law Roach, and glam crew including Casillas and Moreno have had a lot of fun playing with the movie’s concept—method dressing and method glamming.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026

Definition of movie

Verb

While the permits from that project do not reference the fence or driveway, Google Earth images from February 2019 appear to show both improvements already in place months before Martinez purchased the home.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Slow-motion replays and still images distort the offending player’s actions, with innocuous tackles looking more serious.

— Tom Bogert, New York Times, 2 July 2026