as in film
the art or business of making a movie
hoping for a career in pictures
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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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Recent Examples of pictures
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Posters of rock bands were replaced with pictures of Serbian saints and stately World War I generals.
—Aleksandar Hemon, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Throw it back to childhood, and go make a snowman or snow angel, and take pictures to share with family and friends.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
In the post, Hamilton shared a variety of pictures taken throughout his visit to the park.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Hours earlier, e-commerce giant Alibaba announced its latest generative AI model, which can create text, pictures or video based on user commands.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
As indicated by the caption, Aguilera's post also included pictures of the Northern Lights, which could be seen from her plane window.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
The camera gets pictures and video of coyotes multiple times a week, Routh said.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated January 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Those searching for a travel itinerary, for example, might find more relevant suggestions based on hotel bookings in their email and pictures from previous trips, Google said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Alex Hewitt, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
The post pictures a reflection of Spears wearing a short, white dress covered in tiny black polka dots.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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
Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
There’s been a couple of fun AI pictures.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Posters of rock bands were replaced with pictures of Serbian saints and stately World War I generals.
—Aleksandar Hemon, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Throw it back to childhood, and go make a snowman or snow angel, and take pictures to share with family and friends.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
In the post, Hamilton shared a variety of pictures taken throughout his visit to the park.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Hours earlier, e-commerce giant Alibaba announced its latest generative AI model, which can create text, pictures or video based on user commands.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
As indicated by the caption, Aguilera's post also included pictures of the Northern Lights, which could be seen from her plane window.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
The camera gets pictures and video of coyotes multiple times a week, Routh said.
—Kendrick Calfee
updated January 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
Those searching for a travel itinerary, for example, might find more relevant suggestions based on hotel bookings in their email and pictures from previous trips, Google said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
After all, no one pictures a futuristic city cloaked in exhaust fumes.
—Alex Hewitt, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
The post pictures a reflection of Spears wearing a short, white dress covered in tiny black polka dots.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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
Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictures
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The researchers also observed superconductivity in flexible films made from niobium carbide nanoscrolls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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Common items include notebooks or journals, paperback books or magazines, film cameras and crosswords.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The movie depicts Oher's life story, in which his character is homeless in Memphis, Tennessee and is adopted by the prominent Tuohy family.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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With exquisite costume and set design, and detailed and discerning creative direction, Black Panther beautifully depicts Black royalty, which is not often highlighted in film and television.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
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The historical fiction imagines the Mexican and American armies fighting for control of the West — part myth, fact and fiction spanning the past and present.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Somalia did not always know extremist violence in the way the world imagines today.—
Abdi Nor Iftin,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jordan describes the relationship between chef and winemaker as a constant dialogue, a feedback loop that ensures every pairing expresses the wine’s architecture, not just its flavor profile.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company describes its approach as a two-step process.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
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Through this sly trick, where doorknobs rise to noses and walls tower high above the hairline, Argento sketches a vision of witchy terror akin to early works of German surrealism.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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In the wake of her parents’ separation, Lambert sketches the effects of divorce on children through the character of Pine’s daughter, delicately portrayed by Abby Ryder Fortson.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Other features include a Game mode, which reduces latency so that the audio of games or movies are always synchronized with the video.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The grueling K-pop machine Ironically, the movie that made Ejae a star is an ode to the Korean pop music machine that disillusioned her all those years ago.—
Allison Cho,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aristidou portrays these interactions with a dose of bittersweet ambivalence.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by real stories, Eva Marcille portrays a wife who miraculously cheats death after her husband’s (Tyler Lepley) betrayal in Pushed Off a Plane and Survived airing on February 28.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors said Thurman admitted to the stabbing and identified himself in multiple still images before, during and after the attack.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Denneau is part of the team behind ATLAS — short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a network of wide-field telescopes that repeatedly images huge swaths of sky to catch anything that moves, particularly near-Earth asteroids.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictures. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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