as in portrait
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
a poet's rendering of the euphoria experienced by lovers in the first blush of romance
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1
as in relinquishing
to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress
a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession
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2
as in copying
to make an exact likeness of
rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items
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3
as in describing
to give a representation or account of in words
the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words
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Recent Examples of rendering
Guy Davies, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
However, Nicolas Leo Charbonneau, a partner and principal designer at architectural firm Harrison Design, shared a watercolor rendering of the arch on X which Trump then reposted on his social media platform Truth Social.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Families earning no more than 120% of the local median income will be eligible to purchase four homes, which Habitat listed this spring during the rendering stage for about $350,000.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The result was a high-fidelity, real-time rendering of Rocket that interacted with guests live on the Disney lot.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The store, shown in a company rendering, will have bolder displays that rotate.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Springsteen went into the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey to do this new rendering, joined in the subtlest possible way by two sidemen whose contributions are so slight, they’re practically sidelined.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The two men decided that the front of the guitar would be a rendering of ’90s-era Godzilla.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
The study lays out the conditions that would produce such a rendering.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
However, the amount of money actually saved by the department has been called into question and Musk has since left the administration, rendering DOGE somewhat defunct.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Authorities found no firearms at the scene, thus rendering the possibility of a murder-suicide nearly impossible, the outlets reported, citing police.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Children born outside the policy were sometimes denied household registration, effectively rendering them non-citizens.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Upon rendering it incomplete, BNSF, Canadian National Railway (CN), Canada Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX, have called on the regulatory board to reject the filing.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
The cause was tagged to an external impact from space debris, rendering the craft unsuitable for a safe crew return.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Before the fish is served, it’s kissed with a kitchen torch rendering the fat and creating a delightful smokiness.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Officers gave commands, approached the man and took him into custody, then immediately began rendering lifesaving aid until the Phoenix Fire Department arrived and transported him to a nearby hospital.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
Since then, reports of atrocities have emerged from the city, with a communications blackout rendering contact with the outside world almost impossible.
—Guy Davies, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
However, Nicolas Leo Charbonneau, a partner and principal designer at architectural firm Harrison Design, shared a watercolor rendering of the arch on X which Trump then reposted on his social media platform Truth Social.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Families earning no more than 120% of the local median income will be eligible to purchase four homes, which Habitat listed this spring during the rendering stage for about $350,000.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The result was a high-fidelity, real-time rendering of Rocket that interacted with guests live on the Disney lot.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The store, shown in a company rendering, will have bolder displays that rotate.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Springsteen went into the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey to do this new rendering, joined in the subtlest possible way by two sidemen whose contributions are so slight, they’re practically sidelined.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
The two men decided that the front of the guitar would be a rendering of ’90s-era Godzilla.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
The study lays out the conditions that would produce such a rendering.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
However, the amount of money actually saved by the department has been called into question and Musk has since left the administration, rendering DOGE somewhat defunct.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
However, the amount of money actually saved by the department has been called into question and Musk has since left the administration, rendering DOGE somewhat defunct.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Authorities found no firearms at the scene, thus rendering the possibility of a murder-suicide nearly impossible, the outlets reported, citing police.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Children born outside the policy were sometimes denied household registration, effectively rendering them non-citizens.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Upon rendering it incomplete, BNSF, Canadian National Railway (CN), Canada Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX, have called on the regulatory board to reject the filing.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Dec. 2025
The cause was tagged to an external impact from space debris, rendering the craft unsuitable for a safe crew return.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Before the fish is served, it’s kissed with a kitchen torch rendering the fat and creating a delightful smokiness.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Officers gave commands, approached the man and took him into custody, then immediately began rendering lifesaving aid until the Phoenix Fire Department arrived and transported him to a nearby hospital.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendering
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In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth was often photographed wearing them to galas and other royal occasions, and sat for a portrait with the jewels in the 1950s.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Buffalo Bills lasted seven weeks in the pole position before relinquishing the title to the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hamas has shown no signs of relinquishing power or its weapons.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2025
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Promoter sequences are short stretches of DNA that tell the cell’s copying machinery where a new protein starts.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bobbitt said the issue may have been with incorrectly copying and pasting numbers.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After describing the facts of the case, Colbert later sat down with discuss the situation with MS NOW host Chris Hayes.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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But video footage of the encounter, posted online and verified by The New York Times and other outlets, raises questions about how federal officials are describing the incident.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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All venues are equipped with accessibility measures including audio descriptions, sign language interpretation and multilingual dubbing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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Ma’s description of enormous, glistening grocery stores could be explained as the musings of a person who longs for stability and plentitude, or of a naive character who thinks of America as a land of boundless riches.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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As Su highlighted in her address, AI applications range from the lab bench to delivering healthcare, flying airplanes, to household robots, and much more.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Volunteer opportunities include assisting senior shoppers and restocking shelves at the organization’s grocery store, translating materials, packing groceries in the warehouse or delivering bags to senior residences.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Also like the natural world, the Tyranids are patient, slowly devouring the edges of the galaxy and reproducing in unthinkable numbers in the darkness of space.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Women’s free labor in the home subsidized the profits of employers because workers’ families bore the cost of reproducing the future labor force.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a truly enormous space, over 100,000 square feet, that was once a Lord & Taylor department store, you are greeted with giant murals depicting Netflix shows on all sides.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Fantasy River is primarily blue, depicting a river and its banks filled with foliage as petals appear to fall from the sky.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rendering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendering. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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