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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
Unlike traditional exchanges that operate within tightly supervised windows, tokenized trading environments will almost certainly involve fragmented custody arrangements, synthetic representations of securities, or third-party issuers not directly affiliated with the underlying company.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Unfortunately, people have a profound tendency to confuse representations with reality, a mistake called reification.
—Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
In a separate letter sent on May 13, Uthmeier warned the NFL that the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act prohibits misleading representations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
Nick Tsafos, partner-in-charge at EisnerAmper in New York, said lenders need to independently assess collateral, claims and risks across the full life of a loan, rather than relying solely on borrower representations.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Going forward, the researchers plan to improve the prediction system using machine learning models inspired by how human brains build internal representations from experience.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Therefore, communicators must consider the diversity of their own organizations and professions in terms of staffing and leadership as well as increase the diversity of human representations in media messages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
The pontiff has made an indelible mark on pop culture, with themes of local sports, food and drinks woven into representations of his divine calling.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Despite the encouraging uptake, most tokenization projects are creating blockchain representations of traditional assets such as Treasury bills, but failing to capture the full potential benefits of on-chain technology.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Unfortunately, people have a profound tendency to confuse representations with reality, a mistake called reification.
—Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
In a separate letter sent on May 13, Uthmeier warned the NFL that the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act prohibits misleading representations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2026
Nick Tsafos, partner-in-charge at EisnerAmper in New York, said lenders need to independently assess collateral, claims and risks across the full life of a loan, rather than relying solely on borrower representations.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Going forward, the researchers plan to improve the prediction system using machine learning models inspired by how human brains build internal representations from experience.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Therefore, communicators must consider the diversity of their own organizations and professions in terms of staffing and leadership as well as increase the diversity of human representations in media messages.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
The pontiff has made an indelible mark on pop culture, with themes of local sports, food and drinks woven into representations of his divine calling.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Despite the encouraging uptake, most tokenization projects are creating blockchain representations of traditional assets such as Treasury bills, but failing to capture the full potential benefits of on-chain technology.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for representations
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In comparison, the Jewel Changi Airport shopping mall has been truly embraced as a travel destination, with visitors flocking to its extremely Instagramable artificial waterfall to take pictures.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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But Hanna has gotten some great pictures, starting with that epic shot of closer Lucas Erceg in April.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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An exhibition of Paul Klee’s late works focuses on his depictions of the atmosphere of violence and intimidation in Germany after the Nazis came to power.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
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At a time when audiences are already fatigued by the continual depictions of metahuman supers who wrestle with whether to remain anonymous or use their powers for good, this story is hardly unique.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Organized in six sections, combining both chronological and thematic approaches, the exhibition opens with a group of portraits of Lee Miller taken by some of the greatest photographers and filmmakers of the 1920s and 1930s – Edward Steichen, Cecil Beaton and George Hoyningen-Huene among them.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The zoo frequently posts portraits of her on its Instagram page.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Nearby, an oversize atlas bears drawings of the earthquake’s activity created by pendulums.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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And the pièce de résistance of the room, by far, though also the hardest to spot, are original drawings of showgirls by the one and only Bob Mackie, who also had a cameo on the show earlier this season.—
Rachel Wallace,
Architectural Digest,
29 May 2026
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By measuring the elevation angles of the auroras in the images and tracing them along Earth's magnetic field lines, the team reconstructed how high the glowing structures extended into the atmosphere.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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Other images shared by Brittany on social media included her tenderly holding little Golden, Bronze enjoying an ice cream and Patrick taking to the water with his youngest daughter on a paddleboard.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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The team analyzed five auroral events recorded between June 2024 and March 2025, combining observations from Hokkaido with satellite data and photographs captured by citizen scientists across Japan.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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The 44 images at Regen, accompanied by nine ceramic sculptures, reflect on the mountain’s changing light and environmental vulnerability, continuing Opie’s longstanding interest in how photographs bear witness.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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“Representations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representations. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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