REPRESENTATIONS Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

representations

noun

plural of representation

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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 Such false representations would likely violate relevant state law. — Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 This is when models take in large-scale data to learn to predict which word comes next in an input, building foundational representations of language. — Greta Reich, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 The suit specifically challenges Meta’s representations that the glasses were designed for privacy and that users remained in control of their data. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Her massive concrete site-work, which takes up the entirety of the Geffen Galleries plaza, is peppered with fragmentary representations of the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl and the simulated footprints of Californian fauna. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 She is driven by a commitment to creating hopeful, transformative representations of Native life, especially for youth, offering characters and stories that reflect strength, possibility and self-recognition. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Still other explanations presume that the gods’ artistic representations in ritual settings are the basis of the meaning of their multiform appearances. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 This involves high-resolution 3D virtual representations of the fabric itself (capturing weight, drape, weave structure and mechanical stretch). — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Growing up, pop culture’s representations of girlhood included a blonde Wakefield twin from Sweet Valley High, a post-makeover Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club, and a big-breasted bombshell manufactured by some dorks with a Commodore 64. — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Cuoco also added a few mirror selfies of her baby belly, as well as pictures from throughout her pregnancy so far.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Nine deaths bring nine funerals and the front pages of the two local newspapers, the Middlesbrough Gazette and the Northern Echo, both carry pictures of the previous day’s ceremony for PC Matthew Blades in nearby Hartlepool.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

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Lately, he’s also been drawn to Johnny Cash and his raw depictions of working-class struggles.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
The Association For Women in Sports Media offered its support to Rowe and called for more education to fight against depictions of violence against women.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of depictions

Noun

Max was known for his portraits of figures in rock music and politics — everyone from the Beatles to Barack Obama to Taylor Swift.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Styled by de Rakoff in collaboration with each woman, the portraits feature pieces from Lafayette 148’s fall 2026 collection, selected to reflect each subject’s personality, style and the demands of her day.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of portraits

Noun

Two Publix shoppers split Wednesday’s only jackpot hit among the Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings, one of whom played at a store with its third jackpot win in four months.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Karma starts off the season with paintings and drawings spanning the 1970s to the aughts by the late New York painter Yvonne Jacquette.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of drawings

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But independent analysts warned the pipeline could remain down for weeks, based on satellite images showing significant damage to a pumping station.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The images were displayed in court as opening statements began Tuesday in a wrongful death case against developer and minority Sacramento Kings owner Phil Oates.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of images

Noun

The general plan is to create the museum in the center of the first floor, potentially displaying antique cars owned by the city, along with photographs and paintings.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
His exhibition of some of its contents at Palo, in the East Village, keeps the focus of our attention on his black-and-white photographs, which hold it with a sense of ease that never undermines their moody soulfulness.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of photographs

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