as in depiction
a visual design intended to look like someone or something
The cave was painted with representations of horses and bison.
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Recent Examples of representation
Virtual representation of that entity or process – A virtual model that doesn’t just mimic the original but evolves with it, capturing subtleties and complexities.
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Ben Chused, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Khan’s identity as a Black Bermudian woman has profoundly shaped her approach to wellness and her determination to diversify representation in the space.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
The administration restored the legal representation on Friday.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
This is due in part to the lack of representation in leadership roles and the prevalence of bias in hiring and promotion decisions.
—Joce Blake, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ben Chused, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Khan’s identity as a Black Bermudian woman has profoundly shaped her approach to wellness and her determination to diversify representation in the space.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025
The administration restored the legal representation on Friday.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
This is due in part to the lack of representation in leadership roles and the prevalence of bias in hiring and promotion decisions.
—Joce Blake, Essence, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representation
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One of my obsessions is the hip-hop love song, and how the exaggerated, theatrical, and lustful nature of the genre makes for some of the realest and funniest depictions of catching feelings.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2025
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Images vary from symbolic depictions of a 400-foot tall Beyoncé walking from the Lincoln Memorial to the White House, or lighting her cigarette with the Statue of Liberty's torch to more pointed messages.—
Yolanda Machado,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Micromanagement isn’t always the classic image of a controlling boss hovering nearby.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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That potentially gives him the opportunity to shape the country’s politics in his and his party’s image in a way no leader has since the Liberals’ John Howard in the late 1990s and early 2000s.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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More than 400 landscapes, portraits, still lifes and sculptures — from folk Art and the Hudson River School through the modernist movements — will be on view.—
Tanya Mohn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The new Aspen is a little larger than the popular Carver, and can sit either landscape or portrait, depending on her photography preference.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
1 May 2025
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Fantasy 5 is a drawing game that offers tickets starting at $1.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $60 million ahead of Friday’s drawing after no one matched all the winning numbers on Tuesday.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Front and center was a picture of Tatum and Williams holding hands, with the actor kissing the model's forehead.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But Sophie’s name transforms a banal photograph into a picture that leads us into a world of families and the complicated racial politics of the 19th-century West.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Just last week, the group shared some tips on how to tell Sunny and Gizmo apart, complete with a photo illustration identifying both of the chicks at different angles.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Keep reading, or listen to the story » Editor’s Pick Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás; Source photographs from Getty Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy?—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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As for the court action, Williamson said in late March that the plaintiffs failed to provide enough evidence, such as photographs and videos, to corroborate their testimony, according to the transcript.—
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton,
Denver Post,
1 May 2025
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The Saratoga Rotary’s 66th annual Art Show will return to West Valley College on Saturday and Sunday, with sculptures, paintings, photographs and mixed-media art on display from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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“Representation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representation. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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