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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 representations
The pairing of the double portrait of Portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat as David (1984) with a Double Elvis (1963) reveals, in any case, an evolution in Warhol’s representations.
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Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Chavez admitted Wednesday that the vials of liquid ketamine sold to Perry were diverted from his former ketamine clinic or obtained through false representations to wholesale ketamine distributors.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Mental models are cognitive frameworks or representations that help individuals understand and interpret the world around them.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Similar representations about the scope of an Israeli operation were given ahead of its ground assault into Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah in May.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
His son describes him as an outspoken advocate for positive portrayals of African Americans in television and film, consistently striving to create more diverse and accurate representations of his community.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Red Star produces photographs that unpack historical representations of Native Americans and propose new ones, frequently with an eye to her own Apsáalooke/Crow heritage.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
In 1864, his father invented a phonetic notation system known as Visible Speech; its characters are graphic representations of the positions of the mouth and tongue.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Chavez admitted Wednesday that the vials of liquid ketamine sold to Perry were diverted from his former ketamine clinic or obtained through false representations to wholesale ketamine distributors.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Mental models are cognitive frameworks or representations that help individuals understand and interpret the world around them.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Similar representations about the scope of an Israeli operation were given ahead of its ground assault into Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah in May.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
His son describes him as an outspoken advocate for positive portrayals of African Americans in television and film, consistently striving to create more diverse and accurate representations of his community.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Red Star produces photographs that unpack historical representations of Native Americans and propose new ones, frequently with an eye to her own Apsáalooke/Crow heritage.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 Oct. 2024
In 1864, his father invented a phonetic notation system known as Visible Speech; its characters are graphic representations of the positions of the mouth and tongue.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Representations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/representations. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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