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as in image
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
using only watercolors, she produced a strikingly lifelike picture of her mother
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as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track
the actor's latest picture is another thriller
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as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
the newspaper report gives a detailed picture of the current situation in that troubled country
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the young teen is the very picture of her mother
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as in thought
something imagined or pictured in the mind
I think I get the picture: you want me to leave
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as in film
pictures plural
the art or business of making a movie
hoping for a career in pictures
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as in to depict
to present a picture of
the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
pictured the sailing ship in vivid language
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Recent Examples of picture
Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
Voters for best organic picture tend to keep things gritty and real — otherwise why exclude machine creations in the first place?
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The videos were obtained under false pretenses by an individual who posed as a concerned parent and additional individuals who posed as family friends of the employee pictured.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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The winner of the Oscar for best picture is always controversial.
—Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
Voters for best organic picture tend to keep things gritty and real — otherwise why exclude machine creations in the first place?
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
President Donald Trump speaks at a joint news conference with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (not pictured) in London, Britain, June 4, 2019.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The videos were obtained under false pretenses by an individual who posed as a concerned parent and additional individuals who posed as family friends of the employee pictured.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Local television stations broadcast images from the crash scene showing the bus, its left side completely destroyed in the collision.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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No casting decisions have been announced, nor have producers revealed when the next Bond movie will be released.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Though there has been a character bible circulating around the studio and a few informal meetings with potential creative talent, shooting on a new movie is at least a year away.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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The outlet also warned that the descriptions of the duchess’s products could fit into multiple trademark categories.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The cause into each fire is ongoing and no description of a suspect was immediately available.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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However, to be able to do something that's never been done, solve difficult problems or choose a solution that best fits your company's situation.—
Arie Abramovici,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Musk's Saturday message took some administration officials by surprise, according to two sources familiar with the situation.—
Dan Levine,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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One of her graduate students, Katherine Shark, made a replica of the Molyneux gown out of muslin which is part of the exhibit as well.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Commercial pilot and licensed psychotherapist shares words of encouragement after recent plane crashes Michaela Renee Johnson says fear is a natural response to seeing the recent aviation disasters — and shares her thoughts on how people can ultimately tackle their fear.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Initially, there was a thought to fudge the rules a bit and just go with their birthplace, but they were born in different states: Quinn in Orlando and Luke in Manchester, New Hampshire.—
Peter Baugh,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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Oberon had too many romances, too many films, too many unfortunate twists of fate to mention them all here.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Brazil’s participation will extend across several of the Marché du Film’s key programs and will include film and documentary work-in-progress showcases, networking events and presentations of new international co-production initiatives.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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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
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Each player has a character card depicting a real person at the Capitol on that day.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picture. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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