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
In other words, what might this series achieve for deaf people and deaf representation?
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Topics range from public health, to cost of living and affordable housing, to racial demographics and how the loss of population has affected New Orleans’ political power and representation post-Katrina.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The firm holds to the belief that clients should not only receive excellent legal representation but also genuine care throughout the process.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
What does political action mean, in this messy place of obligation, representation, celebrity, and love?
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Topics range from public health, to cost of living and affordable housing, to racial demographics and how the loss of population has affected New Orleans’ political power and representation post-Katrina.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
The firm holds to the belief that clients should not only receive excellent legal representation but also genuine care throughout the process.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
What does political action mean, in this messy place of obligation, representation, celebrity, and love?
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representation
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Joker Joaquin Phoenix's harrowing depiction of the classic DC villain earned him an Oscar for Best Actor in 2020.—
Charlotte Walsh,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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As far as the car’s importance for Fuchs, up until that point, the Austrian artist had risen to prominence for his religious and mystical depictions.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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States that sell specialty plates can prohibit images such as the Confederate flag, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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The team returned a year later with more advanced, color cameras to record every inch of the wreckage, including the ship’s swimming pool, grand staircase and bow, generating iconic images still familiar today.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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The seemingly unassuming coming-of-ager – a sunny portrait of happy high-school adolescence in Seoul – builds in complexity as a vision of livewire student’s Joo-in’s courage and resilience in the face of trauma, unknown and then misinterpreted by her equally young classmates.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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The portrait museum has a dizzying array of galleries depicting everything from Old Hollywood to 17th-century Indigenous Americans.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Newsom made very clear that his actions are solely a response to the Texas plan and that California's nonpartisan map drawing approach would be reinstituted at a later date.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes won in the Double Play drawing.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now, what’s wrong with that picture?—
Jamie McIntyre,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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There was a sharp spike in job cuts during August, new data shows, as employers shed staff due to a worsening economic picture.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens on February 9, 2025.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Photo illustration of the YouTube TV logo displayed on a smartphone, with the YouTube logo in the background.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Present them with advice and encouragement and then present them with a reward for doing it, the T-shirt and the medal and the photographs.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The trio posed for photographs together, and Davis was one of the speakers who paid tribute.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Representation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representation. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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