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 reproducing
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
Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg appears in the film via a 3D digital rendering.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Image showing a statue of Jesus on the White House lawn shared on X by user Matt Wallace is an AI rendering.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
And that changes the game for neural rendering.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The following year, police said a Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office forensic artist created a forensic rendering of the woman’s face based on her skull features.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Though the statue's specifics have not yet been released, the college shared a sample rendering of the bronze statue—depicting Kirk sitting at a four-legged table with two open chairs, holding a microphone.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Like the older WebGL standard—which WebGPU is meant to replace—WebGPU mainly allows for the rendering of 3D graphics within a browser window.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Sabraw said a reasonable jury could find the county guilty of deliberate indifference, rendering officials responsible for civil damages.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Vast scene is littered with possible landmines In any explosion investigation, rendering the scene safe is paramount, but the nature of Accurate Energetic’s product increases the risk of harm to exponentially.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
And Berchtold capably taps into the raw pain underneath Paul’s party-bro exterior, rendering him pitiable if not exactly likable.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
To steal the pixels, the malicious app will display a stack of semi-transparent filters over the authenticator app, creating a way to leak and discern the pixels displayed through Android’s graphics rendering pipeline.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
This publication contains general information only and Deloitte is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services.
—Lara Abrash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately for de Moura, Lemigova had already told not just her wife, but their daughters about all of the above, rendering her attempt at shaming her with that information totally powerless.
—James Factora, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Two-and-a-half minutes into the call, the conversation shifted back to rendering life support while the brothers waited for paramedics to arrive.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The new results suggest that many may simply be hidden behind thick layers of dust, rendering them invisible to optical telescopes.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
Trump then shared the rendering on Truth Social last week.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg appears in the film via a 3D digital rendering.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Image showing a statue of Jesus on the White House lawn shared on X by user Matt Wallace is an AI rendering.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
And that changes the game for neural rendering.
—PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
The following year, police said a Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office forensic artist created a forensic rendering of the woman’s face based on her skull features.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Though the statue's specifics have not yet been released, the college shared a sample rendering of the bronze statue—depicting Kirk sitting at a four-legged table with two open chairs, holding a microphone.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Like the older WebGL standard—which WebGPU is meant to replace—WebGPU mainly allows for the rendering of 3D graphics within a browser window.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Sabraw said a reasonable jury could find the county guilty of deliberate indifference, rendering officials responsible for civil damages.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
If enough satellites are in orbit, this debris could set off a chain reaction, rendering the environment around Earth practically impassable.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Vast scene is littered with possible landmines In any explosion investigation, rendering the scene safe is paramount, but the nature of Accurate Energetic’s product increases the risk of harm to exponentially.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
And Berchtold capably taps into the raw pain underneath Paul’s party-bro exterior, rendering him pitiable if not exactly likable.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
To steal the pixels, the malicious app will display a stack of semi-transparent filters over the authenticator app, creating a way to leak and discern the pixels displayed through Android’s graphics rendering pipeline.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
This publication contains general information only and Deloitte is not, by means of this publication, rendering accounting, business, financial, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice or services.
—Lara Abrash, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately for de Moura, Lemigova had already told not just her wife, but their daughters about all of the above, rendering her attempt at shaming her with that information totally powerless.
—James Factora, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Two-and-a-half minutes into the call, the conversation shifted back to rendering life support while the brothers waited for paramedics to arrive.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
The new results suggest that many may simply be hidden behind thick layers of dust, rendering them invisible to optical telescopes.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rendering
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His portraits poked a hole into the romantic mythology of the American West, telling instead a story of poverty and struggle.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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One of the most moving stories in the film is the portrait of a father and son bonding over their love of geek culture.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In Madagascar, Rajoelina has shown no signs of relinquishing power following his removal.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Analysts warn the plan hinges on Hamas fully disarming and relinquishing power — conditions seen as unlikely.—
Cameron Schoppa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some were actively reproducing, with females found carrying eggs and males observed successfully mating.—
James T. Stroud,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The costs of reproducing living labor varied in response to struggle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Unicredit beats watch now Italian bank Unicredit also posted quarterly earnings above expectations on Wednesday, describing the three months to the end of September as a record quarter.—
Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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After walking through the results of the study and describing the peril that cancer poses, Mokdad suggested to the officials that Lebanon could improve its health screening, ban smoking in public spaces and launch a set of aggressive anti-tobacco ads.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s something almost Arcadian in Jacqueline Overton’s 1933 description of this landscape of labor.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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One thing Gacy left out of his description of his home was the crawl space under the house.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Yet much of Mason’s advice is simply about being useful, by delivering facts and opinions in a clear, elegant way.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Going abroad to all these countries also means delivering the message of cultural exchange, beyond the products, beyond the brand.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cardi previously told The Breakfast Club that their beef started when BIA accused Cardi of copying her style.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Of that group, 22% of respondents admitted to copying personally identifiable information (PII) or payment card information (PCI) numbers and other financial data.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The cardstock depicting everything from NFL standouts to Pokémon and even Taylor Swift is one of the hottest toy categories in stores this year.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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While there are strong free speech interests in depicting historical figures, OpenAI believes public figures and their families should ultimately have control over how their likeness is used.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Rendering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rendering. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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