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as in depicting
to present a picture of
the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
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as in imagining
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 describing
to give a representation or account of in words
pictured the sailing ship in vivid language
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as in drawing
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 picturing
As Anna and William’s wedding approaches, the family is already picturing the dance that started it all.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
When picturing their perfect voyage, nearly half (40 percent) of respondents picked the Mediterranean as their top destination.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
Having a hard time picturing yourself with this look?
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead of picturing a style in her head or printing a 2D version for clients, Koop and other Alta users can look through lifelike representations of wardrobe pieces.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
For someone like me, who has trouble picturing things that are not immediately in front of her, watching people run up the hill was illuminating.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead of picturing black holes only as cosmic traps that consume matter, the CCBH model describes them as tiny droplets of dark energy.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
When picturing their perfect voyage, nearly half (40 percent) of respondents picked the Mediterranean as their top destination.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
Having a hard time picturing yourself with this look?
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead of picturing a style in her head or printing a 2D version for clients, Koop and other Alta users can look through lifelike representations of wardrobe pieces.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
For someone like me, who has trouble picturing things that are not immediately in front of her, watching people run up the hill was illuminating.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Crossing the finish line in 10th and 11th is not how either Tim Van de Velde or Carlos San Martín would have been picturing the men’s 3,000m steeplechase qualifier on Saturday.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Likewise, picturing yourself someday needing help with eating, dressing, or walking is very different from already relying on that help every day.
—Maya Cakmak, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead of picturing black holes only as cosmic traps that consume matter, the CCBH model describes them as tiny droplets of dark energy.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picturing
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In the 18th and 19th centuries, this square was the site of a slave market; today, bronze sculptures depicting scenes of branding and auctioning stand in memory of that brutal past.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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British law prohibits distribution of deepfake imagery depicting adults.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Most folks had some difficulty even imagining air travel.—
Eric DuVall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Lapine and Sondheim demonstrate how the artist might have put his huge painting together by imagining who the people in Seurat’s painting might be.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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After half an hour of folksy disquisition, Petro finally got around to describing the conversation.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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But after its closure, the mall, which opened in 1974, now resembles what some are describing as a post-apocalyptic ruin.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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The comment appeared to be drawing attention to the fact that Colton starred on and dated women on both The Bachelorette and The Bachelor before later coming out as gay in 2021 after the reality star said he was being blackmailed by an individual who had threatened to release a photo of him.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Brown and Simons hit 3-pointers on the next two Celtics possessions, and White added two free throws after drawing a foul on an offensive rebound.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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Newsom hedges his bets by portraying the budget as a placeholder that covers little more than spending increases driven by law, inflation and caseload until more revenue data are received.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Inside, you’ll be transported to the golden age of piracy and meet actors portraying famous pirates of the past, Wallsmith said.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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As a New Yorker herself, Bellizzi treasured envisioning the cramped Lower East Side milieu that opens the film.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2025
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While the commission’s is formally charged with re-envisioning Medi-Cal, CHCF policy experts said the programs future cannot be separated from rising affordability challenges across California’s broader insurance landscape.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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Amoroso showed her work at various galleries that always seemed to go under and found jobs working for other artists and as a graphic designer for an architecture firm, sketching signage.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Jan. 2026
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The two worked together on early concepts for Disneyland — with Bushman quickly sketching Bradley’s ride ideas and Walt offering periodic feedback.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
30 Dec. 2025
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Hotel employees recounted seeing Short make several telephone calls in the lobby that evening, growing increasingly frantic.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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On an average, companies are seeing 25%-35% improvement across important key performance indicators as a direct impact of using AI, the report said.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Picturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picturing. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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