as in film
the art or business of making a movie
hoping for a career in pictures
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as in depicts
to present a picture of
the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
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as in imagines
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 describes
to give a representation or account of in words
pictured the sailing ship in vivid language
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictures
Noun
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The original film ended with Daniel crane-kicking bully Johnny in the face and winning the All Valley Karate Tournament.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Searchlight released the film at Christmas domestically and has since passed $100 million at the global box office.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This depicts life in a Syrian village through a complex family drama.—
Jane Levere,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Traditional and timeless, toile (which is the French word for cloth and often depicts animals, pastoral scenes, and the like) is a Southern designer favorite.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Adapted from Robert Harris' novel about the papal conclave, the film imagines a series of twists in the modern-day Vatican City.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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One imagines this is also true in professional sports, although with much higher degrees of difficulty.—
Hunter Felt,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This involves completing a form that describes the bag, collects your contact and delivery info, etc.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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The report describes that authorities continued to observe the property through aerial surveillance.—
KFOX Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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Which isn’t to say the company wouldn’t release a Bond movie in theaters — keeping Bond exclusive to Prime Video seems very unlikely, though not impossible.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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King So portrays May Tao, a local journalist with a healthy distrust of the Wausau Police who harbors big secrets of her own.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 Dec. 2024
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Little portrays Deputy Brent, Dana’s closest confidant on the force.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Jude’s own filmmaking, however, is firmly of the moment.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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There was a really individual and decisive creative community in Portland, in music and in the visual arts, in writing and in filmmaking.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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And in fact, the IEA’s own medium-term forecast, out to 2030, suggests that oil demand will rise by 3 million barrels per day (mb/d) by 2030, versus the Stated Policies scenario in the latest World Energy Outlook, which sees 2030 oil demand as virtually unchanged from 2023.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Pictures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictures. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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