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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
Old and old-fashioned, Charles and Camilla do not offer vitality, romance or drama as representations of the house of Windsor.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
In response to being frustrated when trying to find images of Black people for his clients, the web designer and tech guru Kenneth Wiggins created a beta stock agency in 2015 to promote better and more diverse representations in his BlackStockImages, also known as BlackStock.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
And, over the years, the sexier saltwater tanks have been paired with living representations of the Great Lakes, which contain far more life than many assume.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Federal prosecutors say D'Angelo Ferguson admitted to submitting three separate Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications with false representations and fictitious supporting documents.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Perfect representations Why are these two pictures so revealing?
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Such representations would allow robots to transfer skills across diverse objects without requiring extensive retraining.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Without giving away how the story unfolds, the Chairwoman feels like one of the more honest representations of the uber-wealthy (in a TV world oversaturated with examples), and her husband proves surprisingly effective in connecting the three male leads’ broader arc.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
In response to being frustrated when trying to find images of Black people for his clients, the web designer and tech guru Kenneth Wiggins created a beta stock agency in 2015 to promote better and more diverse representations in his BlackStockImages, also known as BlackStock.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
And, over the years, the sexier saltwater tanks have been paired with living representations of the Great Lakes, which contain far more life than many assume.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Federal prosecutors say D'Angelo Ferguson admitted to submitting three separate Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications with false representations and fictitious supporting documents.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Perfect representations Why are these two pictures so revealing?
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Such representations would allow robots to transfer skills across diverse objects without requiring extensive retraining.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
The Korea Times noted that under the Capital Market Act, any person who nets KRW5 billion or more by making false representations about a financial product faces a prison term of at minimum five years, with a life sentence possible at the upper end.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Without giving away how the story unfolds, the Chairwoman feels like one of the more honest representations of the uber-wealthy (in a TV world oversaturated with examples), and her husband proves surprisingly effective in connecting the three male leads’ broader arc.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representations
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Fallon showed framed pictures of him hanging out with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and posing with racecar studs Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Rittenhouse also posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed as well as a close-up shot of the spider's bite mark.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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For its inaugural season, in partnership with the Vasarely Foundation, the hotel debuted an exhibition across its lawn that drew over 30,000 visitors, and each guest room features a work by Dutch painter Roan van Oort, who is known for his textured canvases and raw depictions of the natural world.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Though several artworks from the 1600s may well represent Shakespeare, only two are widely regarded as possibly accurate depictions.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Carly will modify her design according to the needs of future exhibitions, which include shows with Karen Kilimnik and Joseph Geagan; the latter’s will incorporate portraits of members of the Vegas scene, Carly among them.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Princess Charlotte was ready for big sister duty when Prince Louis arrived, placing a kiss on his forehead in the first official portraits of the baby.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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These detailed drawings offer a glimpse into a building’s past.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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Both the Fantasy 5 jackpots, the midday and the evening drawings, rolled over to Saturday.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Fake images of celebrities like Katy Perry and Rihanna also popped up online during the Met Gala in 2024.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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To prove out the findings in real biology, Schramma stuck his arm back into the fish tank, nipped more leaves, and snapped microscope images of the cells within to measure Elodea’s actual packing fractions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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The result was a collection of photographs that both capture the culture and the people of Mexico and record Hurst’s particular proclivities, the food that fed his hungry eye.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Agents are specifically looking for photographs and videos taken by anyone there during that time frame.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Representations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representations. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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