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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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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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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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
Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Martin’s rendering of these people is somewhere between sincere and satirical and somehow this technique works.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The façade was as bright and clean as an architect’s rendering, rather than plausibly haunted.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
This is a rendering of Murphy Crossing unveiled by the Atlanta Beltline in March 2026.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Her drawings and paintings show a highly mature use of volume and rendering.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
This rendering shows the supportive living building on The Salvation Army's new 21-acre campus set to open in 2027.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Mary Lattimore’s harp spangles the background, while Camille Getz drags her violin across the track, a clever acoustic rendering of a classic shoegaze guitar squeal.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
The first rendering was inundated with feedback.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Mar. 2026
John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The game was about rendering a person with a limited palette of supplies.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortstop Jeremy Peña made the Houston Astros’ opening day roster after completing his recovery from a fractured fingertip, rendering the team’s lineup at full strength entering the 2026 season.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
An office spokesperson said in a release late Saturday that before first responders arrived, other guests and staff helped some of the people who had fallen climb out of the basement with the aid of ladders, and were rendering first aid to people with minor injuries.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Her old septic system was not designed to handle the soggy soil in her leach field, rendering the system unusable for six months out of the year.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.
—Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
As Lewis was rendering aid he was struck by a third vehicle, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
That shot rendering the Cherry Blossom tree using the pink clouds is stunning.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
Ray tracing is a 3D rendering technology that simulates the behavior of light to produce realistic reflections and lighting effects.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Martin’s rendering of these people is somewhere between sincere and satirical and somehow this technique works.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
The façade was as bright and clean as an architect’s rendering, rather than plausibly haunted.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
This is a rendering of Murphy Crossing unveiled by the Atlanta Beltline in March 2026.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Her drawings and paintings show a highly mature use of volume and rendering.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
This rendering shows the supportive living building on The Salvation Army's new 21-acre campus set to open in 2027.
—Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Mary Lattimore’s harp spangles the background, while Camille Getz drags her violin across the track, a clever acoustic rendering of a classic shoegaze guitar squeal.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
The first rendering was inundated with feedback.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
This demo showed off a graphics-rendering task (an aquarium full of fish, whose frame rates and swimming action were directly affected by the availability of system resources).
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The game was about rendering a person with a limited palette of supplies.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Shortstop Jeremy Peña made the Houston Astros’ opening day roster after completing his recovery from a fractured fingertip, rendering the team’s lineup at full strength entering the 2026 season.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
An office spokesperson said in a release late Saturday that before first responders arrived, other guests and staff helped some of the people who had fallen climb out of the basement with the aid of ladders, and were rendering first aid to people with minor injuries.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Her old septic system was not designed to handle the soggy soil in her leach field, rendering the system unusable for six months out of the year.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.
—Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
As Lewis was rendering aid he was struck by a third vehicle, authorities said.
—Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
That shot rendering the Cherry Blossom tree using the pink clouds is stunning.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendering
Noun
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That family portrait is so weird!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
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Along with the album cover, the shared a new black and white portrait of himself, captured by daughter Mary McCartney.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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With concerns growing about a global energy crisis, an Iranian official said Tehran had no intention of relinquishing its tight grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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With concerns growing about a global energy crisis, an Iranian official said Tehran had no intention of relinquishing its tight grip on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for oil.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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These moments show students evaluating AI output critically and treating it almost as a sparring partner, rather than simply copying it.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuits accused Suno and Udio of unlawfully copying the three companies’ sound recordings as training models for their AI models.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 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
Noun
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Deputies said there is no suspect or vehicle description at this time, and the investigation continues.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The detectives trying to identify the woman reached out to the Star-Telegram for help and the newspaper ran the story in the Sunday newspaper, giving a description of the woman and the car, as well as the license plate number.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Planes also play a critical role in elections, getting voting materials and ballots to and from rural precincts such as Beaver and in delivering ballots for thousands of Alaskans who vote by mail -- some in places where in-person voting is not available.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Broader political settlements are much more successful at delivering peace.—
Obi Anyadike,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Despite religious and phenotypic differences, people around the western Mediterranean Sea have been interacting, trading, warring, migrating, and reproducing together for centuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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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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“Rendering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendering. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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