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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
this letter from an eyewitness depicts the battle in greater detail than any other account
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2
as in to characterize
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
the report depicted him as a reliable assistant and an employee who could be entrusted with any task
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as in to portray
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
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Recent Examples of depict
This extraordinary relief depicts the king and several Assyrian deities, providing a glimpse into the religious and artistic culture of the Assyrian Empire.
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
In Daddy’s Home, Wright depicts a scene that is both intimate and exuberant - a father returning from a business trip, instantly engulfed in the joy of his children.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In taking a fantasy and applying it to a blue-collar worker, and really depicting the socioeconomic situation in the lives of many local people here.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The piece by Greenlandic artist Aka Høegh depicts the Inuit goddess Sedna, who is crucial to the survival of the Inuit people as the creator and controller of the sea’s marine mammals.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
In Daddy’s Home, Wright depicts a scene that is both intimate and exuberant - a father returning from a business trip, instantly engulfed in the joy of his children.
—Elizabeth Freedman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
In taking a fantasy and applying it to a blue-collar worker, and really depicting the socioeconomic situation in the lives of many local people here.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
The piece by Greenlandic artist Aka Høegh depicts the Inuit goddess Sedna, who is crucial to the survival of the Inuit people as the creator and controller of the sea’s marine mammals.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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The first three have to do with the yield curve, which describes the structure of interest rates (yields) in the Treasury market.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Nancy Preis, Opera in the Ozarks general director, will describe the new, state-of-the-art theater built with funds from the Walton Family Foundation at Inspiration Point outside Eureka Springs.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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The outline of the initial report — a contract extension for Crow-Armstrong potentially worth around $75 million — has been characterized as inaccurate.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Scott, a former two-term governor of the Sunshine State and no stranger to working with the agency while battling major hurricanes, characterized FEMA as rife with fraud that does little more than write checks for post-disaster cleanup.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 May 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories Tony Martinez as Pepino Garcia Tony Martinez portrayed Pepino, the McCoys’ farmhand who often served as comic relief.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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According to Salvador, Maje portrayed herself as a victim of psychological and physical abuse.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Lindsay Leahy, who represents Oceanside on the water authority board, requested last week an analysis of how much overall rates would need to rise if all water demand through the PSAWR program were to go away.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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The other union that already threw its weight behind Brannan is Local 804, which mostly represents UPS delivery workers.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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“Depict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depict. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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