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as in picture
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother
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as in illustration
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals
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as in idea
something imagined or pictured in the mind
a sentimental visit to her childhood home to see if it still matched her mental image of the place
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as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a general who became for many the very image of the stoic warrior
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant
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as in to picture
to form a mental picture of
anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening
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Recent Examples of image
Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The video was followed by a black-and-white image of Biles hugging Chiles, 23, and Joscelyn Roberson.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The partnership seeks to expand manufacturing, data sharing, and lab space while advancing breakthroughs in genomics, imaging, and big-data analytics in personalized medicine.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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Heading into this election, many feared the campaigns would get hijacked by deepfakes—images and audio made to look and sound almost exactly like public figures that are used to spread disinformation.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The video was followed by a black-and-white image of Biles hugging Chiles, 23, and Joscelyn Roberson.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
October 30, 2024 7:26 AM EDT Until recently, only about two million galaxies had ever been imaged.
—TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The partnership seeks to expand manufacturing, data sharing, and lab space while advancing breakthroughs in genomics, imaging, and big-data analytics in personalized medicine.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for image
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In the early hours of election night, there may be an incomplete picture of who's winning a state because absentee ballots will take longer in some states than others to appear in the count.Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those maps, used by autonomous driving companies such as Alphabet’s Waymo, give a car a detailed picture of city streets.Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Among the handouts was a bookmark with an illustration of a voting booth and two children outside.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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This deceptive game is the perfect illustration of modern marketing.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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For more present picks, check out all of the best gift ideas of 2024.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some heavy hitters on Wall Street are already floating their ideas, including a fund from State Street in conjunction with private credit giant Apollo.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Most of us have likely seen Tesla’s entry into the humanoid market, Optimus, in its various manifestations over the last few years.Amir Husain, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Now Figueiredo’s conspiracy is another manifestation of abstract geometric structure that seems to underlie particle physics.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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This set comes with a 100- and a 500-piece puzzle—each depicts a cozy winter scene.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Impressionist artist depicted masculine figures ranging from workers to members of his family and inner circle, and the concentration of these paintings came as a revelation to many guests.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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The suspects’ vehicle has been described as a black, four-door Lexus ES 350 that appeared to have noticeable damage on the front driver’s-side fender.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump could inject new levels of volatility into what is often described as the world’s most important bilateral relationship, after an election win that comes at a critical moment for the globe’s two largest economies.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In a common method, participants reflect on their own death, while control groups consider less threatening topics, like dental pain.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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That figure is reflected among all age groups, though 94% of Black voters above the age of 60 voted for Harris.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Just imagine how much better things will get when their twins arrive!Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Across eleven offerings, a swirl of photographs mined from the internet and transferred onto wood panels, Norsworthy offers the kind of narratives most movies refuse to consider, let alone imagine.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/image. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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