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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
Denim and Chambray Most can’t imagine Stewart’s style without picturing some form of denim at the forefront.
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Erika Reals,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal with immense speed, sharp teeth or deadly venom.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
The test case—picturing a cow doing ballet—produces a smug bovine pirouetting.
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Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Like many abstract artists before her, Colón, who was born in Canada to a Puerto Rican father and now lives in Los Angeles, is enamored of picturing the world in its most fundamental form, and maybe even evoking something like the universal.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Nobody’s picturing the same exact one tiny flower.
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Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
The trio created fake Minnesota temporary drivers’ licenses using false names, with each license picturing one of the Thomases, federal prosecutors said.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
For anyone picturing a Foot Locker-like store with kitschy artificial grass rugs and goal posts, think again.
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Tony Bravo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
Instead of picturing that exercise as long and gruesome, try breaking it up.
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Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Erika Reals,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
When picturing a predator, most people envision an animal with immense speed, sharp teeth or deadly venom.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
The test case—picturing a cow doing ballet—produces a smug bovine pirouetting.
—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Like many abstract artists before her, Colón, who was born in Canada to a Puerto Rican father and now lives in Los Angeles, is enamored of picturing the world in its most fundamental form, and maybe even evoking something like the universal.
—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Nobody’s picturing the same exact one tiny flower.
—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
The trio created fake Minnesota temporary drivers’ licenses using false names, with each license picturing one of the Thomases, federal prosecutors said.
—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
For anyone picturing a Foot Locker-like store with kitschy artificial grass rugs and goal posts, think again.
—
Tony Bravo,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Feb. 2026
Instead of picturing that exercise as long and gruesome, try breaking it up.
—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picturing
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The biggest of these controversies erupted in April after the president shared a post depicting himself as Jesus Christ, amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV.
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The masks are often vibrant and colorful but sometimes intimidating, depicting superheroes, animals or other symbolic figures.
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And that is the relentless drive that compelled Brady — and compels Kane — to keep learning, keep improving, keep re-imagining the game well into their 30s.
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For her, however, the most meaningful response is imagining how her grandmother would have reacted to all the attention.
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Scientists think this macromolecular (meaning large) complex carbon, could hold evidence that ancient microbial life once existed in the same sedimentary material, according to one new paper describing these observations.
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Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand.
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Netherlands finished top of Group F by beating Sweden and Tunisia after drawing with Japan, to set up the meeting with Group C runners-up Morocco.
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Volunteers organized the supplies — toothbrushes, baby wipes, instant soup and many other items — and loaded them into boxes, drawing hearts on the outside with magic marker.
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And another person portraying General Washington was on hand to work the crowd.
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In portraying the fraught relationship between a young lesbian and her conservative mother, animation becomes both a barrier and a bridge, shielding lived trauma while reaching toward reconciliation and love.
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Jiang gradually assembled the property parcel by parcel before envisioning it as a residential community.
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After hearing friends’ experiences and recognizing her own lingering fear, Bounds began envisioning a prevention product with herself — and women like her — in mind.
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Those tests include answering questions under a sudden, blinding interrogation light (a bit that reliably catches her guests off guard) and sketching a personal family crest mid-conversation.
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Rodriguez gained popularity after joining TikTok in 2020 and creating a series of videos of him sketching commuters on the New York City Subway.
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The journey in seeing a friend’s city anew becomes another way of seeing home.
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On June 9, witnesses reported seeing a man start a small brush fire in a field behind the Wal-Mart on Camino Arroyo, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
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