paint/draw a picture of
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: to create an idea or understanding of (something or someone) through words, facts, etc.
The author paints a disturbing picture of life in the camp.
These statistics draw a clear picture of how the population is aging.
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But individuals and organizations affiliated with some parks have spoken out in recent days, beginning to paint a picture of the losses.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
After his meeting with Rubio, Netanyahu sought to paint a picture of solidarity, saying of all the issues the two discussed, none was more important than Iran.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
But leaks of draft opinions and memos about the justices’ confidential deliberations paint a picture of a storied institution in disarray.
—Jill Barton, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
The new policies, however, begin to paint a picture of how the Trump administration plans to tackle immigration and carry out an ambitious deportation operation.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
After his meeting with Rubio, Netanyahu sought to paint a picture of solidarity, saying of all the issues the two discussed, none was more important than Iran.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
But leaks of draft opinions and memos about the justices’ confidential deliberations paint a picture of a storied institution in disarray.
—Jill Barton, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
The new policies, however, begin to paint a picture of how the Trump administration plans to tackle immigration and carry out an ambitious deportation operation.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Paint/draw a picture of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paint%2Fdraw%20a%20picture%20of. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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