paint/draw a picture of
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: to create an idea or understanding of (something or someone) through words, facts, etc.
The author paints a disturbing picture of life in the camp.
These statistics draw a clear picture of how the population is aging.
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Court documents point to texts between the couple that paint a picture of a strained relationship in the weeks and hours leading up to his death.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The leaks, some former service members say, paint a picture of a dismissive – and potentially dangerous – attitude toward operational security among senior U.S. leaders.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2025
This helped paint a picture of the war as this massive, galaxy-spanning conflict that was too big for the Jedi to handle.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025
Still, in one of his recent phone calls with Trump, Zelensky tried to paint a picture of that scenario.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The leaks, some former service members say, paint a picture of a dismissive – and potentially dangerous – attitude toward operational security among senior U.S. leaders.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2025
This helped paint a picture of the war as this massive, galaxy-spanning conflict that was too big for the Jedi to handle.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025
Still, in one of his recent phone calls with Trump, Zelensky tried to paint a picture of that scenario.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
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