as in depiction
a visual design intended to look like someone or something
The cave was painted with representations of horses and bison.
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Recent Examples of representation
Maybe his representation was never going to really allow Parsons to come in below market value.
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump administration halts funding for legal aid for migrant children
Currently, 26,000 migrant children receive legal representation through the funding.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
The aim is to offer users a more faithful peek into and representation of the Americas and the Caribbean than that of large language models (LLMs) that have mostly come from U.S. or Chinese companies and were largely trained in English.
—Marina E. Franco, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
This includes integrating data from urban, suburban and rural populations, ensuring representation across racial and ethnic groups, and accounting for socioeconomic and lifestyle differences that impact health outcomes.
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—Sanjay Juneja, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump administration halts funding for legal aid for migrant children
Currently, 26,000 migrant children receive legal representation through the funding.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
The aim is to offer users a more faithful peek into and representation of the Americas and the Caribbean than that of large language models (LLMs) that have mostly come from U.S. or Chinese companies and were largely trained in English.
—Marina E. Franco, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
This includes integrating data from urban, suburban and rural populations, ensuring representation across racial and ethnic groups, and accounting for socioeconomic and lifestyle differences that impact health outcomes.
3.
—Sanjay Juneja, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representation
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Other presidential paintings line the building's rotunda walls, including Boardman's depiction of former President Barack Obama.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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That’s a realistic depiction, says Dr. Joshua King, medical director of the Maryland Poison Center.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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On the heels of his success, Chamberlain relocated to England to shed his TV heartthrob image and train as a series actor.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The women aren't seen again until 11 hours later, when, at 4:30 p.m. a security camera recorded the grainy image showing Pearce with Christy over his shoulder at the top of the stairs.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2025
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Its cover is also an artwork: a painting by Will St. John, who often makes portraits of drag queens and trans models done in the style of Renaissance paintings.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The show also features original works by the Italian artist, including 20 drawings and a group of maquettes — preliminary models in wax and clay.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Winners will be notified via contact information provided and do not need to be present at the drawing.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Photograph: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Still, Hynes wasn’t about to paint a pretty picture about losing to the Isles.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The video features photos of members of the 12-member CID board alongside illustrations of 19th century slave auctions and black-and-white images from the 1960s civil rights movement.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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The optimum pack temperature for fast charging has been reduced from 95° C to 59° C, and the pack even weighs 25 lbs (11 kg) less than before. Audi Audi A cutaway illustration of the battery pack.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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With few photographs, no clear family records, and little oral history preserved, DNA testing offers, albeit partial, answers to an individual's story.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Rick is enraged, and finds Jim happily taking a photograph with his wife, Sritala (Lek Patravadi), and the three galpals on vacation.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Representation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representation. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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