Thesaurus results for REPRESENTATION

representation

noun

Definition of representation

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 These can create visual representations of physical systems to monitor and optimize the performance. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 The series boasted representation for the community with many behind-the-scenes jobs, as well. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026 The Taliban regime systematically excludes half the population from any kind of political representation; the rest of the world should not follow suit. — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 But James is not an unskeptical cheerleader for the healing power of visibility and representation. — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for representation

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Noun

The morbidly curious Sperm Whale and Giant Squid Diorama is a startling depiction of one of nature’s most mysterious predator-prey relationships.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
However, the smaller image on the right may be a depiction of a human defecating, menstruating, or giving birth.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of depiction

Noun

Kristinka Lazar, for example, used the time as an artistic residency to create a collection of paintings called The Gift of Being Seen, featuring 45 portraits of local villagers.

— Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Watermelon was founded in 2024 by brothers Badie and Hamza Ali to present more complex portraits of Palestinians and Arabs.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of portrait

Noun

But there is a deeper question of why a modern tech company, especially an AI company, would need to soften their image with cotton and canvas.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Granted, save for one image on a TV screen, no one wears a Green Lantern mask or outfit in the Lanterns pilot, but the wheels of its story have been in motion for decades by the time its premise unfolds.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of image

Noun

Their stories were told through drawings, comic books, artwork, photographs, letters, even puppets.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Sure, there are way too many people asking for drawings of obscure anime characters that are nearly impossible to pull off with the bare-bones MS-Paint-like tool in two-and-a-half minutes.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing

Noun

In practice, Ogunyemi argues, only a small number of people may regularly take advantage of an open-door policy, leaving leaders with an incomplete picture of what is happening across the organization.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, Dorothea Lange’s 1936 picture of migrant Florence Owens Thompson and her children, is widely regarded as one of the most iconic photographs of the Dust Bowl period of the Great Depression.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of picture

Noun

In this photo illustration, the stock market information of Synchrony Financial displayed on a smartphone while the logo of Synchrony Financial seen in the background.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
His reinstatement as judge after Assad was toppled and fled the country for Russia in December 2024 is an illustration of the country’s pursuit of transitional justice.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

The victim said Haywood and the victim took overnight trips together and exchanged nude photographs.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The photographs contained in the Farm Security Administration collection, held at the Library of Congress, depict scarcity, despair, desolation, and suffering but also hope, resilience, and, later, progress in response to government intervention.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

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