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as in depicting
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 describing
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 reflecting
to reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would
the burnished chrome fixtures imaged the jewelry store's glittery merchandise
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as in imagining
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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as in visualization
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Recent Examples of imaging
Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
From semiconductor chip manufacturing to advanced imaging and spectroscopy, broadband coherent light has transformative potential.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For the next 25 months, the SPHEREx observatory will orbit Earth more than 11,000 times while surveying and imaging the surrounding sky.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Two imaging methods — X-ray diffraction and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy — offered a closer view of the bones, revealing lingering signs of heat exposure that were invisible to the naked eye.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
From semiconductor chip manufacturing to advanced imaging and spectroscopy, broadband coherent light has transformative potential.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
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Top of the National Academies' Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey is a new space telescope that is capable of imaging Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For the next 25 months, the SPHEREx observatory will orbit Earth more than 11,000 times while surveying and imaging the surrounding sky.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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Even the wraparound mural in the hotel’s lobby nods to Ojai’s past, depicting figures such as Edward Libbey, the developer of the town’s downtown area, ceramicist Beatrice Wood and spiritual figure Jiddu Krishnamurti.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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An immersive installation, the window display was unveiled with live models dressed in key items from the Moncler Genius collection with Enninful walking and interacting with the video panels depicting the mountain environment.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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People are describing empty markets, or markets where items are just cost-prohibitive and far too expensive.—
Kaity Kline,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2025
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At first, Walters feared the chicken might not survive—describing her as lethargic and depressed.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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For the Indian market, Jain says the adaptation taps into universal themes while reflecting familiar social dynamics.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Participants were asked to spent time in their evenings reflecting on their personal goals—such as around fitness, hobbies or family time—and plan how to achieve them.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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Williams Sonoma Halloween Snoopy Figural Mug celebrates the iconic character as his Flying Ace personality, imagining daring plane fights on top of his iconic red doghouse.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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We’re told to visualize success, but research shows that pure positive visualization can actually demotivate us.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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The new method has clear advantages, including real-time visualization of heat propagation, unprecedented temperature precision, and reliability in extreme conditions where traditional thermography fails.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Farrell is known for often portraying the ultimate villain on screen, having starred as Lord Percival Graves in the 2016 hit Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the Penguin in 2022's The Batman.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Katherine LaNasa won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for portraying the show’s ever-busy charge nurse, Dana Evans.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is less computationally intensive than actually rendering all three of those frames; it can be combined with MetalFX's existing temporal upscaling, boosting performance even further.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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But the speed came from all three levels of Green Bay’s defense, rendering Washington’s offense almost inoperative.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nepal’s current bout of political unrest started in early September, when a group of young Nepalis, fed up with seeing politicians’ children posting about their designer handbags and luxury travel while most people struggle to make ends meet, organized a peaceful protest.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Most of all, the United States must create the capacity for advanced recycling that is seeing investments happen mostly overseas.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Imaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imaging. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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