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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 representations
Visio is designed to help users create flowcharts, organizational charts, process maps, floor plans, network diagrams, and other visual representations of complex information.
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
In addition to studying race and gender demographics in the film industry, the report also examined on-camera representations of disability.
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Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Along with Mary, the statue includes representations of actual students who attended the school decades ago.
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Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The standouts, however, came in the form of hieroglyphic representations.
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Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
From 2022 through 2025, Myers fraudulently obtained money from three victims, among them a husband and wife from Michigan, with false representations about the performance and value of the investments, prosecutors said.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Another common technique is simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), which continuously builds and updates three-dimensional representations of the environment while tracking the robot's position within them.
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New Atlas,
8 June 2026
Aside from the concert, Freedom 250 itself has also been at the center of criticism over funding transparency and religious representations.
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Melina Khan,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
The King and Queen Camilla, 78, viewed visual representations of how technological innovation is transforming cancer research, and the palace gathering launched the organization's 125th anniversary year.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
In addition to studying race and gender demographics in the film industry, the report also examined on-camera representations of disability.
—
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Along with Mary, the statue includes representations of actual students who attended the school decades ago.
—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The standouts, however, came in the form of hieroglyphic representations.
—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
From 2022 through 2025, Myers fraudulently obtained money from three victims, among them a husband and wife from Michigan, with false representations about the performance and value of the investments, prosecutors said.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Another common technique is simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), which continuously builds and updates three-dimensional representations of the environment while tracking the robot's position within them.
—
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
Aside from the concert, Freedom 250 itself has also been at the center of criticism over funding transparency and religious representations.
—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
The King and Queen Camilla, 78, viewed visual representations of how technological innovation is transforming cancer research, and the palace gathering launched the organization's 125th anniversary year.
—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representations
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Later pictures showed the structure being towed within the lagoon.
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Space-age music blared night-club-loud as pictures of birds, plants, and flowers cascaded down the walls.
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But Comer and Jackman’s roles reverse the ballad’s depictions.
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O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
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Alongside artist and archival producer Hudson Campbell, who created oil portraits of the four central figures, the team leaned on AI to add animation, movement, expression, and immediacy to people whose likenesses were absent from history.
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The Pompadour Suite is theatrical in its own way, with dramatic portraits, antique furnishings, and oak floors.
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The prize has been building for more than three months without a winner, setting up one of the biggest drawings of the year.
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An exhibition last year of drawings and ephemera from the making of the Fox Trot Carousel reminded people about the carousel, Lusk said.
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In February, the FBI released images showing an armed person at Nancy Guthrie's front door tampering with the camera prior to her disappearance, but the suspect in the images has not been identified.
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One series displayed different images depending on the viewer’s position relative to the piece.
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The evidence included surveillance video of Anthony fleeing the bleachers after the stabbing, body camera footage of his confession during arrest and photographs of the knife used.
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The genteel decor takes its cues from the quintas (farms) of local wine grandees, and each room features photographs and accessories contributed by a different Portuguese winemaker.
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“Representations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representations. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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