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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
At night, Martinez lay awake picturing an agent in the middle of the road raising his gun.
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Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 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
Since the opening, staff have seen cans fly off shelves, faucets left on and guests have taken photos picturing a vague outline of a woman.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
But as early as last Thursday, two days after Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti ended Harbaugh’s 18-year run in Baltimore, the coach was already picturing himself in Giants colors.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
As Anna and William’s wedding approaches, the family is already picturing the dance that started it all.
—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
Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 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
Since the opening, staff have seen cans fly off shelves, faucets left on and guests have taken photos picturing a vague outline of a woman.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
But as early as last Thursday, two days after Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti ended Harbaugh’s 18-year run in Baltimore, the coach was already picturing himself in Giants colors.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
As Anna and William’s wedding approaches, the family is already picturing the dance that started it all.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for picturing
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Little touches include a selection of books focused on native flora and fauna and art depicting local landscapes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now some Republicans are depicting the No Kings movement as a band of radicals, out of step with mainstream political opinion.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Slaves began imagining the possibility of freedom.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Hard sci-fi, meanwhile, leans into the fact that life evolving on other planets, under different conditions, and across different stretches of time will almost certainly take on forms so different from ours that comprehending them would be like imagining a new color.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Brown said, describing a potential tipping point if another paycheck is missed.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Studies tell us that hair is among the top three features (along with height and weight) used when describing others, and one of the features most often recalled after a social interaction.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
25 Mar. 2026
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The concept exploded on social media, drawing attention from well beyond the baseball world.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Nets’ Ben Saraf tied the game at 106 with a driving dunk with 46 seconds remaining, then De’Anthony Melton gave the Warriors a one-point lead after drawing a foul with 24 seconds on the clock.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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But his lawyers argued there was more at stake than contract law, portraying the Kennedy Center's suit as an effort to intimidate artists.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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His Tony Award nomination came for portraying George Washington in Hamilton, the role that brought him widespread recognition.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Although the central story is intimate in scale, the film’s scope is large and its social purview deep, and this vast amplitude is a function of Ouédraogo’s way of staging action, or, rather, of envisioning it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the arena, Welts shared fresh details about the entertainment district the team is envisioning with its next home.—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Super Nintendo does a good job sketching out the corporate culture that leads to such demands.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Maybe that looks like knitting, writing or sketching without distraction, or even meditating.—
Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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He’s still based at Salt Lake City International, where his 20-year-old daughter works as a TSA agent, and says that seeing his former colleagues struggling is difficult.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In terms of the commitment to doing a greater number of local shows, the idea is subscribers will be seeing more from their home countries, and more often.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Picturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picturing. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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