Thesaurus results for REPRESENTS

represents

verb

present tense third-person singular of represent

as in characterizes

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats

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as in depicts

to present a picture of a painting representing the ocean at sunrise

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as in symbolizes

to serve as a material counterpart of this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth

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Recent Examples of represents The event, being held at the Salina Regional Airport, represents a last-minute push by the president to rally Republican voters in the Midwest. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026 Written over the course of five years, every tune represents a certain period of my life. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026 Though the success of the doc represents an achievement for the form — as well as for Fielder, Oppenheim, and studio A24 — the overall picture at the box office this weekend is more mixed. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026 Multiple launch platforms planned The Super Hornet represents just one potential application for Blackbeard. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026 As of September, about 686,000 residents were on the FAIR plan, which actually represents a modest 7% year-over-year growth. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The latter has been growing steadily and currently represents about 20 percent of Kiton’s business. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 Zvyagintsev replied that an artist merely represents the reality around him. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 The race simultaneously represents a potential reckoning for Kansas and a barometer for the country. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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Yet Lee shows that the iron sense of control with which Brookner approached her own legacy runs through her fiction, too, creating the austere elegance that characterizes her prose.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
In October 2019, China paused sponsorship deals with the National Basketball Association after Houston Rockets executive Daryl Morey posted online in support of protests in Hong Kong, which Beijing characterizes as separatist and seditious.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2026

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The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre).

— Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Another image depicts a nude girl in a room that appears to be part of a motel chain in the Philippines, federal investigators said.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of depicts

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Berry, who died last month and never did buy a computer (or a smartphone), describes in the essay his writing process, which involved drafting a piece by hand and then having his wife transcribe it on a typewriter.

— August Lamm, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of describes

Verb

Ben Rosenfield portrays Steve Korman, with Molly Ephraim also part of the ensemble cast.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
Dominic West portrays Doc McGhee, the band’s renowned music manager, while David Kross plays Andrej, the Scorpions’ imprisoned friend on the other side of the Berlin Wall.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of portrays

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Bluey resonates with parents and children of the world due to the heart and the humor at the show's core, something Brumm says defines Brisbane.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
As one of the fastest-growing school districts in North Texas, Crowley ISD is committed to advancing the tradition of excellence that defines Crowley High School athletics.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

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