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
Its message of women’s empowerment and representation in STEM still resonates and continues to motivate younger generations to pursue careers in science, technology, and innovation.
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Time, 10 June 2026
Immigration attorneys attribute the high success rate to San Francisco having the second-highest representation rate in the country — meaning more immigrants with cases in the court, about 69%, had lawyers representing them, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 June 2026
Influence, institutional power and regional representation at the highest levels of government matter.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
In a number of cases, the school or collective, could try to collect on payments already made by either negotiating with the athlete's representation or taking the athlete to court.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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Time, 10 June 2026
Immigration attorneys attribute the high success rate to San Francisco having the second-highest representation rate in the country — meaning more immigrants with cases in the court, about 69%, had lawyers representing them, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 June 2026
Influence, institutional power and regional representation at the highest levels of government matter.
—Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
In a number of cases, the school or collective, could try to collect on payments already made by either negotiating with the athlete's representation or taking the athlete to court.
—Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for representation
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One of Miami’s oldest Black communities, Overtown is a cautionary tale and a resounding depiction of the resiliency.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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The celebration ended with a fireworks display along the lakefront that included a fiery depiction of the American flag.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2026
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David Hockney, the British artist most famous for his 1960s paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools and double portraits rendered in vivid acrylic paints, died at his London home on Thursday, June 11, at age 88.—
Constance W. Glenn,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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That year also saw Hockney’s first appearance in Vogue, a group portrait with fellow painters Howard Hodgkin, John Howlin, and Ian Stephenson.—
Robin Muir,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
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The last image was another of the couple together, with Derek once again holding Rumer’s belly.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The images showed how quarks carrying different fractions of the pion’s momentum are distributed across the particle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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The winning numbers for Tuesday’s Mega Millions lottery drawing are 9, 30, 36, 38 and 40.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Paired with the print is a letter from a young woman named Harriet Bailey to her uncle on the front lines of the Civil War, containing seeds delicately etched with drawings of a ship, facesand a dog.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The Padres remain on the fringe of the way-too-early playoff picture while waiting for Jackson Merrill, Xander Bogaerts and Machado to find their footing.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In the process of turning the house into a museum, countless artifacts, photos, and personal ephemera were uncovered, painting a vivid picture of the artist’s life at home.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
15 June 2026
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To me, World Cup ticket prices are a striking illustration of how deep this reality has become.—
Stefan Szymanski,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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But this week in Tennessee, more than 500 miles away from Washington, DC, officials quietly unveiled a far more revealing illustration of the US president’s future architectural legacy.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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If paintings were like unedited photographs in the all-seeing eye of God—a record of human attitudes toward, and treatment of, the dog’s ubiquitous presence in life—then reality might explain why there are so many of them in art.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Thousands of faithful arrived early at the monastery, with groups of nuns and schoolchildren singing and waving signs and photographs of the pope outside the basilica.—
Joseph Wilson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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