1
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
Of course, being a little awestruck helps, when depicting someone in love.
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
What’s new in season eight is the show’s shift toward depicting phones as active and troublesome disrupters of a relationship that might have otherwise been perfectly fine.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
His film, a sweeping three-and-a-half-hour-long epic that depicts fictional architect László Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States, has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Then again, a closer confluence between what’s depicted, and the revelation of its meaning, would’ve certainly yielded stronger and more visceral drama.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
What’s new in season eight is the show’s shift toward depicting phones as active and troublesome disrupters of a relationship that might have otherwise been perfectly fine.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
His film, a sweeping three-and-a-half-hour-long epic that depicts fictional architect László Tóth, a Hungarian Holocaust survivor starting over in the United States, has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025
Then again, a closer confluence between what’s depicted, and the revelation of its meaning, would’ve certainly yielded stronger and more visceral drama.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depict
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Assistant Police Chief Cisco Rodriquez described the victim as an adult male but could provide no further information, pending notification of the family and the results of the ongoing investigation.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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The scent of its white spring flowers is sometimes described as mothball-like, which deters deer.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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Another type of hyperpigmentation that kojic acid can help with is melasma—a stubborn and hard-to-treat skin condition characterized by splotchy, brown or grayish patches.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
4 Mar. 2025
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Security Modern SaaS applications follow a development process characterized by frequent releases as new features and iterations become available.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Last year, an online sketch portrayed a traditional Korean first-birthday celebration in ten years’ time: the World Cup stadium hosts the festivities for a crowd of ten thousand, including the country’s President.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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There’s often been a false sense of animosity portrayed between the Bengals and their star, specifically in Indianapolis.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Amazon’s dramatic pivot toward making AI the centerpiece of its strategy, for example, represents a radical transformation.—
Esat Dedezade,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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For all that their existence has been politicized, trans athletes represent a very small percentage of all student-athletes.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Depict.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depict. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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