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as in to depict
to give a representation or account of in words
he tried to describe the dream he had last night as accurately as he could
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as in to tell
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
a biography of Washington that describes the decisive Battle of Yorktown at great length
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as in to characterize
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group
how would you describe the Inupiat people you encountered in Alaska?
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Recent Examples of describe
Brolin describes sitting in a hotel lounge before accepting his award, getting drunk on wine to try to push through a hangover.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Getty Images North America During the Madison Square Garden rally last month, Lutnick described his vision for transforming the United States economy — by going back 125 years, to 1900.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
After an initial conversation in London with a CCS-er, who became nearly teary-eyed describing her experience in Detroit, Choklat agreed to check it out.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The victim was able to describe the man as a male, tall, thin to medium build, wearing a gray or white top, dark bottoms and white shoes, the release said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Getty Images North America During the Madison Square Garden rally last month, Lutnick described his vision for transforming the United States economy — by going back 125 years, to 1900.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
After an initial conversation in London with a CCS-er, who became nearly teary-eyed describing her experience in Detroit, Choklat agreed to check it out.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The victim was able to describe the man as a male, tall, thin to medium build, wearing a gray or white top, dark bottoms and white shoes, the release said.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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In the book, Dave depicted Toph (short for Christopher) as a guileless kid, the personification of hope.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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This all changed a few years ago, when Seagate launched hard drives depicting Lucasfilm and Marvel characters and themes.PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Nov. 2024
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Chapple told Vassos during the show that Goree's passing was the most devastating loss of his life, ScreenRant adds.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The incident began when store management told Owusu that a man, later identified as Rosario, was behaving erratically in the store by pacing back and forth, Bishop said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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These problems are characterized by algorithms that can solve them in a time that increases polynomially with the input size.Suvarna Krishnan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The weighted pack can help pull your shoulders back, mitigating some of the effects of upper crossed syndrome, a condition characterized by tightness and weakness in the muscles of the neck, upper back, and shoulders, Blinch says.Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Other elements add more layers, including Cross getting ensnared in a Black Lives Matter protest and having Alex face a real freak of a nemesis, portrayed with depraved confidence by Ryan Eggold.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Storied actor Denzel Washington has taken on the project of adapting August Wilson’s cycle of 10 plays that portray slices of Black life in each decade of the 1900s.Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Other income was $43,000, compared to $55,000 in the previous year, due to a lower cash balance and related lower interest income.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The pair was introduced by Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, who affectionately referred to Rowland as one of her bonus daughters, though the two are not biologically related.Mikelle Street, WWD, 26 Oct. 2024
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The top-line equipment list is complemented by elements that define luxury.James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s first administration, which included two impeachments, was defined by his penchant for smashing norms.Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2024
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The aftermath of Israel’s 1982 invasion illustrates another stark fact: permanently weakening or even defeating an organization can give rise to new ones.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The director illustrates much of this through long, patient takes, often keeping distance with interjections of a slow push in towards Lee’s face, studying him in meditation as the the sounds of the natural world quietly score the scene, as though the two are in communion.Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
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After discovering a human error with its vote tabulation machines, Milwaukee is recounting more than 30,000 absentee ballots that had already been processed, city officials announced Tuesday evening.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Last week, after Rojas’ Dodgers defeated Chisholm’s Yankees for the World Series championship, the Instagram feed for the news media company El Lineup posted a photo of Rojas with the Commissioner’s Trophy and a caption that recounted Chisholm’s comments from the spring.Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Describe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/describe. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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