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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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This situation isn’t what TV shows like The Jetsons or Star Trek depicted when imagining our future.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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So too is the era of imagining what AI can do.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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There is a difference between describing love and experiencing it.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In their study describing the findings, published in Ecology and Evolution, the authors argue that these later marks are brighter because male deer antlers have fully hardened and their rubs can expose more inner wood.—
Anirban Mukhopadhyay,
Scientific American,
21 Jan. 2026
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Each year, vast blooms of phytoplankton spread across the Southern Ocean, drawing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and fueling Antarctica’s marine food web.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2026
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In refusing damage-prone manicure techniques like gel, dip, powder, and acrylics, my nails have retained their strength and elasticity for the better part of 30 years, often drawing compliments from my manicurists.—
Madison Yauger,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rhodes has been a babyface—effectively portraying this same character—dating back to when AEW opened its doors in 2019.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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After portraying Olympic-level rivals on screen, Storrie and Williams will have the opportunity to play a role in the real-life Games.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The ribbed sweater and matching wide-leg pants is the perfect cozy-cute holiday outfit—and the video left me envisioning myself wearing the style for hosting and relaxing this season.—
Cheryl Wagemann,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Thompson said the city should preserve its history, envisioning a use like Central Park’s Tavern on the Green in New York.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jung Kook help designed the album’s logo While the group was at Song Camp in Los Angeles, Jung Kook began sketching, which the company incorporated into the album’s final design.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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As a non-white viewer, seeing those who have been deemed conventionally attractive or ideal is always interesting to unpack, but it’s never addressed here.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Specifically, the efforts will widen the sidewalks to at least four-and-a-half feet — with some areas seeing 8-foot sidewalks — and narrow the roads to 29 feet to help slow traffic down, Ley said.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Picturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picturing. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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