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pictured

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verb

past tense of picture
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as in depicted
to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

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as in drew
to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictured
Verb
  • The series depicted the lives of the staff toiling downstairs at 165 Eaton Place and the wealthy Bellamy family living above.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Arthur has been depicted as a legendary Briton king for several centuries, though his existence has been doubted by most historians.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Swanky suites and expensive lounges near the best viewing areas help woo clientele, who then help inflate revenue beyond what anyone could have imagined in earlier eras.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Hutchens imagined it for someone who wants to propose with a grand gesture but not a traditional ring.
    Martha Cheng Gisela Williams Melinda Fakuade Jinnie Lee, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Making matters worse, nine in 10 Haitians go all day without eating in what has been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Mary described her role as largely self-directed.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In First Steps, Galactus will be portrayed by actor Ralph Ineson (Nosferatu), wearing actual purple-and-blue armor; the costume workshop on set is full of various attempts at making his signature look work.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Schulz portrayed his Peanuts gang as small adults; Feiffer’s adults are all neurotic overgrown children.
    Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Of course injuries change things, but the make up of this team is definitely feeling quite a bit different than originally envisioned and thank goodness for David Sterns ability to build multiple layers of depth in the organization.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In the national park’s 1980 management plan, an east-west trail spanning the length of the park was envisioned.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • However, starting in the 1930s, thieves unwilling to move the heavy statues began sawing off the children’s limbs piece by piece.
    Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
  • On the other end of the scale, lots of small, fine teeth would get clogged up trying to cut through softwood; they’re designed for sawing through steel and other metals, where the waste comes away as tiny fragments.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • Lage outlined the similarities of the two works in his closing.
    Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Here's what to know about what government employees would continue to work during a shutdown, based on prior shutdowns and a plan the White House most recently outlined in 2023.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • His suit featured four-bar motifs, which harkened back to the label’s men’s resort 2024 collection.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
  • During her record-breaking Eras Tour in Miami in October, Swift debuted a new version of her snake catsuit by Roberto Cavalli for the Reputation set that also featured intertwining snakes across the front.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Pictured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictured. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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