as in depiction
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 representation
Because for most of us, coffee shops and diners have always been nostalgic places more evocative of a bygone time than a true representation.
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The field considers the human element of medicine, addressing issues such as patient narratives (historical and contemporary), healthcare inequities, and literary and artistic representations of illness.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The movie has also received backlash for its sanitized depiction of the Mexican drug war, as well as its trans representation.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Curatorial fellowship recipients include Miss Tiger, who is examining the artistic importance of the work of Alex Sanchez, onetime artistic director of Blueboy magazine, and Alinta Sara, who is investigating the complex dynamics of representation and race relations in Morocco.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Jan. 2025
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The field considers the human element of medicine, addressing issues such as patient narratives (historical and contemporary), healthcare inequities, and literary and artistic representations of illness.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The movie has also received backlash for its sanitized depiction of the Mexican drug war, as well as its trans representation.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
Curatorial fellowship recipients include Miss Tiger, who is examining the artistic importance of the work of Alex Sanchez, onetime artistic director of Blueboy magazine, and Alinta Sara, who is investigating the complex dynamics of representation and race relations in Morocco.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representation
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The dramatized depiction of an investigation into Chandler’s claims against Jackson open and close the script, Puck states.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on public display in the atrium of the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood starting on January 25.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s name, image and likeness collective, Happy Valley United, has a transfer portal campaign through which fans pledged money and often left messages with the hope they would be earmarked for the team’s biggest need: a wide receiver.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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The event, taking place beneath 400 dazzling disco balls, feature an auction of works by celebrity photographer Greg Gorman, including portraits of Debbie Harry, Grace Jones and David Bowie.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, the portraits of her deepened and became more compassionate.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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At age five, his depiction of Tom Mix snagged him a gold medal in the John Wanamaker department store's drawing contest.—
Etelka Lehoczky,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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The ticket matched five winning Powerball numbers and the Power Play multiplier, but not the Powerball, in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 18, the national Powerball site said.—
Don Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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The clear picture here is that hunters in the South tend to be more successful.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the BlueSky posts -- made a day before the shooting -- showed an edited picture of Rupnow, according to sources.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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And that was really what started this concept of the illustrations, and the story happening in the book.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Photograph: Mother Jones illustration; Getty This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.—
Anna Merlan,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
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This black-and-white photograph is of students in a classroom at Naperville High School in the late 1920s, only about a decade after the school was established in 1916.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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At Bend’s City Hall, the walls are lined with panels and photographs detailing the area’s historical link to skiing.—
John Branch,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Representation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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