representations

noun

plural of representation
as in pictures
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 Audiences respond to authentic representations of themselves on screen. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Linares caused at least three additional motions containing the same false title, language and representations to be submitted to the immigration court, court records show. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The problem was determining which, if any, of his braid representations were unfaithful. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 Strassman says these visions could be nothing more than representations of certain information your brain is generating at the time. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026 Çayoğlu mentions his amazement at meeting fans in Italy and Argentina, representations of their work crossing borders. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 7 July 2026 More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Both companies have until July 6 to make final representations before Nandy makes a formal decision on an intervention. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 June 2026 In Egypt, certain pharaohs seemed, for reasons still debated, to tilt their own representations from the ideal to the natural. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representations
  1. pictures
  2. depictions
  3. portraits
  4. drawings
  5. images
  6. photographs
Noun
  • He was shown pictures and videos from the prosecution of the state of the house, including blood spatter.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And while alumni watched from the sideline, the Bruins connected with youth football players on the field during, incorporating them into stretches, signing autographs and taking pictures.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • The absence of depictions of bows and arrows in many pinturas rupestres may indicate that the groups inhabiting the Serra da Capivara did not use them as weapons.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Although Cassatt would become best known for her depictions of mothers and children, her patrons did not always share that preference.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of depictions
Noun
  • The restaurant is named for American artist John Singer Sargent, a painter who specialized in portraits and landscapes during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Maria Black, only the seventh CEO in ADP’s 77-year history, often lingers before her predecessors’ portraits on the walk to her office.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • But mostly that has been replaced with different games or drawings or pissing contests so that everyone doesn’t just ransack the house for the best room.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Powerball drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of drawings
Noun
  • The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • See the short’s first teaser and a selection of first-look images below.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
  • More than 150 sculptures—along with works on paper, photographs, and extensive archival material—provide the occasion for an expansive survey of one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of photographs

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