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
Innovative Artists Entertainment Taps Brad Small for Sports Representation
Innovative Artists Entertainment announced a foray into the sports representation business, tapping veteran sports and entertainment attorney Brad Small to lead efforts in the space.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Most recently, the company joined Gersh in signing Love Island USA winner Amaya Espinal for representation in all areas.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
The changes: Cleveland State and Wright State join to amp up the Ohio representation, while Ball State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois shift to better geographical situations.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Information on Chavis’ legal representation was not immediately available.
—Julia Marnin
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Most recently, the company joined Gersh in signing Love Island USA winner Amaya Espinal for representation in all areas.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2025
The changes: Cleveland State and Wright State join to amp up the Ohio representation, while Ball State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois shift to better geographical situations.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Information on Chavis’ legal representation was not immediately available.
—Julia Marnin
july 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representation
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Those who photographed and painted the Canyon over the years have inspired generations of travelers with their depictions of its grandeur and vast scope, but nothing compares to seeing it for yourself.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The wildfire story is one facet of Maron’s depiction of living in the world right now.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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The photo was shared in a July 20 Instagram post that featured a carousel of images of Gomez and her loved ones, including her fiancé, Benny Blanco.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the real world, a user creating an image with a watermarked AI image-generator wouldn’t receive two images—one with watermark, and one without—for comparison.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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That movie was an acerbic portrait of a friendship gone sour, laced with barbed insults.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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More than half of the permanent holdings are part of Mr. Frick’s vast original collection of Old Masters, family portraits, and other paintings, medals, ceramics, sculptures, clocks and watches, and decorative objects.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Winning Pega 4 numbers from Aug. 12 drawing Day: 6-2-2-6, Wild: 0 Noche: 9-3-1-9, Wild: 7 When are the Puerto Rico Lottery drawings held?—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Here’s a look at Aug. 12, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mega Millions numbers from Aug. 12 drawing 01-08-31-56-67, Mega Ball: 23 Winning Cash4Life numbers from Aug. 12 drawing 02-09-19-52-54, Cash Ball: 03 Check Cash4Life payouts and previous drawings here.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Aug. 2025
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Serafin pitches Qualtrics as using technology to solve a problem technology created, saying companies now struggle to piece together a coherent picture of their customers across their call centers, apps, websites, text messages, and social media accounts.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Grammy winner also shared a few pictures from the event, including a group photo of herself and the fans smiling at the camera as well as a snap of everyone dancing to the unreleased music.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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Topline The Department of Homeland Security has posted illustrations depicting the beauty of 1940s Washington, D.C., across multiple social media posts this week, drawing criticism from some who say the Trump administration is glorifying a pre-civil rights era United States.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Newsweek illustration showing redistricting states.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Evie’s job was in design, which mostly entailed choosing typefaces and superimposing them onto photographs taken by someone else—a luxury sailboat anchored off the white sands of Tahiti, for example; a tattooed ceramicist staring from her studio; a plump, healthy chicken poised for slaughter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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And for the first time — a moment recorded in a black-and-white photograph — a Black man received the Navy Cross.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Representation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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